A Flint man is in jail and is charged with child abuse and torture. According to NBC 25, the Flint Police Department says 44-year-old Joshua Demott went in front of the judge on charges of child abuse in the presence of another child and torture. Police were initially called to a local hospital when Demott was in serious condition. Later Demott resisted arrest when he was picked up by police. No officers were injured. Demott does have priors. He was previously sentenced for assault and maintaining a drug house.

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