LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- A man living near the Alabama state line has been charged with abusing his 4-month-old son.
Lawrenceburg Police Chief Judy Moore said 22-year-old Phillip Blake Putnam of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
Authorities said the baby was taken to Crockett Hospital with a broken arm. The child had to be taken to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville to be treated for the injuries.
Putnam was being held in the Lawrence County Jail without bail Tuesday.
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