Authorities arrested an Arkansas man accused of stabbing a woman and kidnapping an infant after a pursuit Wednesday morning through parts of the state’s northwest.
Danny Trent Barrows was arrested after trying to jump from the Interstate 49 bridge in Crawford County, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service. Crawford County deputies and Arkansas State Police troopers received the 911 call about a subject attempting to jump while searching for the 38-year-old near U.S. 71 and Arkansas 282 in Mountainburg.
Authorities said they found him hanging over the side of the bridge and were able to pull him to safety. He was taken into custody by 11:30 a.m., state police spokeswoman Cpl. Liz Chapman said.
The arrest came a day after multiple agencies tried to locate Barrows. He was supposed to surrender Wednesday morning at a meeting spot near West Fork, but when he arrived, he forced a companion out of his vehicle and then led authorities on a chase, the release states. The pursuit was called off shortly after because of heavy rain in the area.
An advisory from the state Department of Transportation showed southbound travel on Interstate 49 between Chester and Mountainburg briefly closed shortly after 11:20 a.m. The lanes reopened by 11:25 a.m.
The Mountainburg Police Department said in an alert at 9:55 a.m. that Barrows was traveling toward the city in a stolen white 2011 Ford pickup.
In a statement sent shortly before 11 a.m., the Mountainburg School District said its schools were "sheltered in place" with exterior and classroom doors locked.
The town of nearly 625 residents is about 25 miles northeast of Fort Smith in Crawford County.
Authorities said Barrows stabbed the mother of his infant daughter during a domestic disturbance Monday in the Winslow area and then fled with the child.
The 2-month-old girl, Ivy Kay Barrows, was found safe Tuesday after being dropped off at her grandmother’s home in Elkins, according to the Washington County sheriff’s office.
