JENNINGS, La. (KLFY)  A Jennnigs man is behind bars after a female child was found with pulled hair and bruises on her face, according to the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office.

34 year old David Istre is charged with first-degree cruelty to children, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies say they received a call and located Istre and the victim at a home on Roberts Avenue. A short while afterwards, Istre admitted to striking the child.

He is being held in the parish jail with no bond.