MANHATTAN, Kansas, September 19, 2008 -- Kansas State running back Leon Patton has been dismissed from the football team after being charged with one count of child abuse involving a 4-month-old baby.

Police say that the 20-year-old Patton was arrested and jailed Thursday on $30,000 bond for a July 15 incident involving a 4-month-old boy. GoPowercat.com reports that the child is Patton’s son, Leon Patton Jr.  The arrest warrant stated that Patton "feloniously and intentionally shook the child."  The child, according to GoPowercat.com, remains in foster care after receiving medical attention at Mercy Regional Health Center and in the Kansas City area.

GoPowercat.com reports that the crime Patton is being charged with is a level 5 felony with a presumed sentence of 34 to 38 months, if the person convicted has fewer than two prior misdemeanor convictions.  The judge can imprison a person convicted of such a crime or put the person on probation.

Patton, a junior from Dallas, has not played this season.  He was suspended from the team after a July traffic stop led to the discovery of outstanding warrants from 2007, one of them for misdemeanor theft for stealing two video games from a Pottawatomie County Wal-Mart. He also was cited for an unpaid parking ticket.

After pleading no contest, Patton was sentenced to six months probation and fined $100.

Outside of a brief statement announcing Patton’s dismissal from the football program, the Kansas State said it would have no other comments.

Patton rushed for 999 yards and 10 touchdowns in two seasons.