A Surprise man accused of shooting his 13-year-old daughter with a pellet gun did so after she was caught sneaking food scraps that she took from dishes she was cleaning, according to Maricopa County court records.

The records also say the state officials had dealt with child abuse allegations involving Jackson's family previously.

Isiah Jackson, 37, was arrested on Tuesday after police received a call that a female teenager had been shot with a pellet at a home near 136th and Watson lanes, according to the Surprise Police Department.

The girl was shot in the chest at close range by a long-barrel pellet gun, according to a probable cause statement submitted to court after Jackson's arrest.

The teen was flown to Phoenix Children's Hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery due to the "pellet striking the outside sack of her heart," the court statement said.

A corn dog was found in the girl's pocket by first responders, the court record says.

When questioned about the incident, the girl told a nurse and a social worker that she was shot on purpose by her father for eating food, the record details.

The girl told officials that her father caught her eating something she wasn't supposed to be eating and was told to hold up a "shooting target,'' the record states. Right before firing the pellet gun, Jackson told the girl that "next time he would Tase her," according to the police statement.

The girl's uncle told detectives the child regularly got into trouble for sneaking food or eating out of the trash, and that she was caught eating food off the dishes she was washing around an hour prior to the shooting, the statement says.

Jackson told police he was shooting birds from the roof of the house, and later brought the pellet rifle back into the home to fix the scope while speaking to the girl about her chores, the court record says. Jackson told police he had opened the pellet gun and was closing it with the barrel pointed at the girl when it went off, striking the girl in the chest.

After his arrest, Jackson would not admit to shooting the girl on purpose, but he did say she steals food and eats out of the trash, according to the statement.

When Jackson was questioned about the corn dog in the girl's pants, he said it was from the dinner the night prior. Jackson admitted to bringing targets into the home, but when asked, he was unable to tell detectives where they were located, the record shows.

The girl was in stable condition after the surgery, the document says.

Police served a warrant on Jackson, court records show.

The girl's mother refused to speak with officers and packed a suitcase, according to the probable cause statement.

The mother took three younger children and left the home, saying she was going to the hospital, records show. When the mother arrived at the hospital, hours after the incident, none of the six children were with her, records show.

The Arizona Department of Child Safety told detectives that there was a long history with the family of child abuse, records detail.

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According to the probable cause statement, DCS told police several of Jackson's children were placed into foster care between 2010 and 2013 due to physical abuse allegations.

After Tuesday's shooting, DCS officials arrived at the home to take the six remaining children, but the mother refused to provide DCS with any information on their location. The children were later located and placed in DCS custody, records detail.

In the home, the girl's room had a bunk bed with only one mattress, one blanket, a fitted sheet, and a pillow with no pillowcase. The room did not have any personal belongings in it, and the floor was saturated with urine, Surprise police said in the probable cause statement.

The other children's bedrooms had high-end furniture, decorations, clothing, and toys. The food pantry was locked, records show.

The uncle told police she is the only one who sleeps in the room in "deplorable conditions."

The uncle told police the girl had not been to school for three years, but the family said she is taking online classes. He told police she does not have any friends. According to the uncle, the girl has no personal items in her room because her parents removed all her belongings after finding food hidden in them, the police statement says..

Jackson was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and child abuse and was booked into the Maricopa County Fourth Avenue Jail. Jackson is held on a $150,000 bond and is due in court on May 10.