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JASPER, Texas (KTRE) - A Kirbyville man is behind bars after the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said he hit a 10-year-old child with a belt during an altercation last month.
Markel Simmons, 18, was held Thursday at the Jasper County Jail for a warrant charging him with injury to a child, Investigator A.J. Noel said.
The arrest stems from an altercation May 24 in the 7700 block of U.S. 190 East in Jasper County.
Noel said Simmons hit the child with a belt, causing bruising.
Deputies arrested Simmons around 10:30 a.m. Thursday at his home in the 8000 block of County Road 451 in Jasper County.
Charged with a third-degree felony, Simmons could face two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted.