UPDATE 4/24/17 @ 5:45 p.m.

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A Huntington father and stepmother face charges after state police say he beat his 17-year-old with a belt and she recorded the entire thing on camera.

Freddie Gray Jr. and Jamie Gray each face four charges in connection with the incident.

One neighbor in the apartment complex tells WSAZ she feels badly about what happened, but in some ways, she’s not surprised.

It's quiet outside the Gray apartment in the Rotary Garden complex near Norway Avenue Monday. But state police say it was a far different story Saturday night.

"That's awful. It really is," said a neighbor we’ll call “Mary” who agreed to talk on the condition we didn’t reveal her identity.

Troopers were called to the scene for a domestic disturbance between Gray Jr. and his 17-year-old child. The victim said they had been beaten with a belt 29 times on Thursday night.

"That's terrible. You shouldn't have to use a belt," said Mary. “It is excessive."

According to court documents, Jamie Gray recorded the beating with her cellphone.

"That's ridiculous,” Mary said. “Why didn't she call the cops? Why didn't she call 911? She should be in jail just like she is."

Mary said she is happy living in Rotary Gardens, but isn't surprised.

"There's all kinds of things happen around here."

Meanwhile, other neighbors who declined to be interviewed said it's the kind of discipline they got when they were a kid.

Investigators found the belt under a couch as well as Jamie's cellphone. The victim had bruising on both legs.

Mary said she's seen the Grays before but doesn't know them personally. She remembers the difficulty of raising her own daughter.

"I know 17-year-olds are hard to handle. But you can't do that."

Troopers say Freddie later admitted the same to them, saying the punishment was excessive and taken too far.

Mary says it happens everywhere, but she's glad someone was willing to call police this time.

"I'm glad somebody did something about it."

As of Monday afternoon, both Freddie Jr. and Jamie Gray are in the Western Regional Jail with bond set at $55,000.

WSAZ talked to a family member at their apartment Monday who declined to be interviewed.

UPDATE 4/23/17 @ 5:39 p.m.

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- West Virginia State Police say they've arrested two people after they allegedly beat a 17-year-old juvenile and and recorded it on a cell phone.

The parents were arrested Saturday night.

The dad, Freddie Gray, Jr., is charged with child abuse serious bodily injury, conspiracy, domestic battery and domestic assault.

The stepmom, Jamie Gray, is charged with child neglect creating risk of injury, conspiracy, domestic battery and domestic assault.

According to the criminal complaint, troopers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance on Smith Drive near Huntington.

When WVSP arrived, Freddie and Jamie were arguing over the juvenile, who was trying to leave the residence. When troopers asked why the victim wanted to leave, the juvenile stated Freddie had beaten the victim with a belt on Thursday and Jamie recorded it on her cell phone.

Troopers say Freddie beat the juvenile with a belt 29 times.

Officers observed multiple whelps and bruises on the victim's legs.

The criminal complaint states during an interview, Freddie admitted the punishment was excessive and he shouldn't have taken it that far.

Both Freddie and Jamie are being held in Western Regional Jail.

ORIGINAL STORY 4/22/17 @ 10:45 p.m.

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- West Virginia State Police say they've arrested two people after they allegedly beat their child and filmed it.

The parents were arrested Saturday night.

The dad, Freddie Gray, Jr., is charged with child abuse serious bodily injury, conspiracy, domestic battery and domestic assault.

The stepmom, Jamie Gray, is charged with child neglect creating risk of injury, conspiracy, domestic battery and domestic assault.

Troopers say the dad beat up their 17-year-old juvenile and the stepmom filmed it.

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