DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- An Ozark man is behind bars after investigators claimed he abused his young child.

Jail records show 27-year-old Christian Vargas was arrested on Monday, October 27, and charged with torture/wilful abuse of a child.

According to the Ozark Police Department, Vargas's five-month-old child was admitted to Flowers Hospital with an "acute oblique spiral fracture consistent with non-accidental trauma."

Police say investigators questioned both parents, and Vargas allegedly admitted to investigators that he caused the injuries and that he struggled with a "lack of self-control when frustrated or angry."

Jail records show Vargas was booked into the Dale County Jail with no bond.

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