A custody dispute in Carbondale Monday ended with a California man behind bars after police say invaded a home and kidnapped a child.
According to a news release from the Carbondale Police Department, Demareonte Jones, of Sacramento, California, allegedly forced open the door to an apartment in the 1100 block of East Walnut Street and attacked individual inside before taking the child.
Officers found the child, unharmed, within an hour.
Jones was arrested and taken to the Jackson County Jail.
He’s being charged with home invasion, criminal damage to property, and interfering with a 9-1-1 call.