Man arrested in taking child, beating woman

A 20-year-old man accused of taking his 1-year-old son and assaulting his girlfriend was arrested on Wednesday.

Phoenix police arrested Derek Rivers about 4 p.m. on suspicion of custodial interference and assault, slightly more than 29 hours after he took the child by force from a home in the 1500 block of West El Alba Way in Chandler, according to Detective David Ramer, a department spokesman.

Rivers is accused of taking the child from the home about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday after assaulting his girlfriend, police said.

Rivers did not have any legal rights to the custody of the child, police said.

It wasn’t believed the child was in any danger. The child was found safe, police said.

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