LAS VEGAS -- Police said a Valley father chained his daughter to her bed because he thought she was overweight.

Robert Blue was in custody Tuesday night at the Clark County Detention Center, KVVU-TV in Las Vegas reported.

Blue, 53, was also accused of beating his 15-year-old daughter with a wooden stick and kicking her, police said.

Blue's daughter was found beaten and in tears, according to a police report. The report said the girl was shackled to the bed on and off for two days.

In the arrest report, Blue told police his daughter was chained to her bed to keep her out of the kitchen and from overeating.

Neighbor Alicaer Fletes said he feels badly for the teenager. He said he didn't know about the alleged abuse.

Blue said he was upset because his daughter weighs about 165 pounds, and Blue wanted her to weigh between 140 and 145 pounds, explaining that was her fighting weight in mixed martial arts.

"They'd have to be pretty sick, demented, mean and horrible," said neighbor Kimberly Bissell.

Police said Blue had been chaining his daughter to the bed with a padlock and chain since Jan. 12, when he said he found pea and corn containers in her room. He said she had found a way around the chains on the pantry and refrigerator over the past month.

Blue also stated in the report that he didn't think he had committed a crime and that he was acting in his daughter's best interest.

Police said a counselor at the girl's school also claimed the girl was chained up.

Blue was charged with false imprisonment, child endangerment and child abuse.

There was no immediate word on whether Blue's wife knew about the alleged abuse. Blue's other children were placed in protective custody.

The 15-year-old was rushed to University Medical Center, but there was no immediate word on her condition.

Blue told police he used to hit his children with a stick as a training tool, and he does have a prior history of child abuse.