Arkansas man accused of kidnapping 3-year-old daughter

Steven Sisco, 25, of Farmington
Steven Sisco, 25, of Farmington

Fayetteville police arrested a man who is accused of kidnapping his 3-year-old daughter from his estranged girlfriend then driving away with the child, who sat in the front seat without a car seat, a spokesman for the police department said Monday.

Police responded at 1:15 p.m. Saturday to a disturbance at 2359 W. Holly St. Upon arrival, Kimberly Minnick told officers that Steven Sisco, 25, of Farmington forcibly took their daughter after shoving her against a wall and then fled the home on foot.

While running away from the house, Sisco carried his daughter in one hand and a knife in the other, according to a police report. He also threatened to cut a neighbor if she came near him or the child.

When Sisco reached his car, he placed the child in the front seat without a car seat as Minnick pleaded with him not to take their daughter, Sgt. Craig Stout said.

Sisco drove to his parents' mobile home on Wedington Drive but sped away when he saw police. Police did not follow because they did not want the child to be harmed, authorities said.

Police later tried to search the mobile home, but Sisco's parents refused, Stout said. While standing at the door, an officer spotted Sisco enter as he held up the girl like a shield, according to the report.

Sisco was arrested and booked into the Washington County jail on charges of kidnapping, first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, first-degree terroristic threatening, aggravated assault, third-degree domestic battery and fleeing.

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