A Texas man, identified as a U.S. Army sergeant, has been captured on home security footage viciously assaulting a 3-year-old child, police report.

Paul Thames, aged 29, is currently detained on charges of injury to a child, classified as a third-degree felony, according to McLennan County Jail records. The disturbing incident was allegedly caught on a Ring camera and has since gone viral across social media platforms.

In response to the footage, the Waco Police Department issued a statement saying, “We are aware of a video circulating on social media that shows a shocking assault on a 3-year-old boy by an adult male, which took place this afternoon.”

Police in Waco indicated that officers were called to The Legend Apartments on Corporation Parkway on Friday following a report from a witness who observed the assault.

“Upon arrival, officers reviewed video doorbell footage that clearly showed the suspect violently attacking the young child,” the police statement detailed. The child was subsequently transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where medical personnel conducted an evaluation.

The video reportedly showed Thames picking up the child and hitting him at least five times in the torso with a closed fist.

“Are you going to stop playing?” Thames is reportedly heard saying, according to local CBS affiliate KWTX. The child was reportedly crying as Thames pulled him up by his face before walking away with him.

Although the relationship between Thames and the child was not immediately available, police said that “[t]he suspect and victim know each other.”

The child victim has been released from the hospital, Waco police added.

An Army spokesperson confirmed to KWTX that Thames is a sergeant stationed at Fort Hood, which is located around 65 miles southwest of Waco.

“We are aware of the arrest of Sgt. Paul Thames for abuse of a child,” the spokesperson told the station. “The 1st Cavalry Division is in communication with law enforcement. We are disgusted by the video that has been posted. The behavior of Sgt. Thames does not reflect the values of the 1st Cavalry Division or the U.S. Army.”

Jail records show that Thames is being held on a $200,000 surety bond.