A 17-year-old father has been arrested on charges of neglect and attempted murder after seriously injuring his four-month-old daughter in an attempt to get the baby to stop crying. 

According to the probable cause affidavit the father, Jacob Kats, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent resulting in serious injury.

The allegations came on March 21. Indiana Department of Child Services contacted the Marshall County Sheriff's Department about concerns of a possible child abuse incident. According to DCS, the baby had been admitted to the hospital on the night prior due to 'general discomfort.' The baby was accompanied by both parents who were both juveniles. 

According to the report, the four-month-old substained serious injuries that doctors determined were caused by non-accidental trauma and included three fractured ribs. 

After being taken to a second hospital, doctors found more injuries on the baby that were in the process of healing, including multiple rib fractures on both sides on the body and a sternum fracture. Several new fractures on the baby's neck were also determined by doctors to be consistent with extreme pressure applied to the neck.

According to police, Kats initially denied knowing how the baby could be injured, claiming her ribs could have been injured after a fall from his bed a few weeks prior. A seperate claim in the report stated Katz had dropped the baby while falling down the stairs and caught her by her neck, causing some of the injuries found. 

After investigators made it clear to Katz that the baby's injuries were not consistent with his stories, Katz asked to speak to officers without his father present. Once alone with investigators Katz emotionally admitted the abuse, blaming it on anger issues, which were triggered by the crying child. 

Katz went on to elaborate his methods of abusing the child to investigators. The final incident was on March 20, when Katz had been frustrated after arguing with a classmate and the baby would not stop me crying. According to the report, after panicking Katz said he put his hand around her throat until the baby lost consciousness. Katz stated after the baby was quiet he then put her in a pack-and-play, 'knowing she was breathing.'

Katz had his initial hearing March 28.  The court issued an order to keep him in the Marshall County Jail. Katz will be back in court April 12.