A 33-year-old Sacramento man was arrested Sunday after sheriff’s deputies said he left with his son while making threats and brandishing a knife against his ex-girlfriend.
The woman and child were walking to their vehicle after shopping at a store in south Sacramento. A 33-year-old man, the child’s father, unexpectedly approached the two, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman agreed to give her ex-boyfriend a ride when the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife and began threatening the victim, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The woman stopped in a parking lot and fled to get help. That’s when the suspect climbed into the driver’s seat and drove away, deputies said.
By chance, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department personnel saw the man walk away while in the parking lot and began following him.
Firefighters alerted the Sheriff’s Office to the incident before the man stopped at a park and fled, the Sheriff’s Office said. Officers searched the area and were unable to find the suspect; firefighters rescued and returned the child to his mother.
The next day, officers were called about a suspicious vehicle near El Paraiso Avenue and Sampson Boulevard in the Lemon Hill area. When investigators approached the driver, he fled and began jumping fences in a residential neighborhood, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies established a perimeter when they realized the suspect was the same person who allegedly fled with the baby, the Sheriff’s Office said. The man was found inside a van by deputies and K-9 officer Jack.
The 33-year-old faces assault with a deadly weapon and resisting or obstructing an officer charges. He also faces a probation violation stemming from a separate case, according to jail records.
The suspect is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.
