A Boston man was arrested in Providence, Rhode Island, earlier today after allegedly kidnapping his 6-month-old infant from Peabody, Massachusetts, in a dramatic interstate flight from justice. The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Jamaine Johnson, is now facing a slew of charges, including assault on a police officer and kidnapping.

According to NBC Boston, Rhode Island State Police were tipped off by the Peabody police around 2:30 a.m. with information that Johnson, involved in a domestic dispute, had choked his girlfriend, fled in her stolen vehicle with the child, and made threats to harm himself and the infant. Police believed he was en route to Rhode Island.

Police action was swift as troopers zeroed in on Johnson's location, and shortly after 3 a.m., his car was spotted on Melissa Street in Providence. It is reported by WCVB that a "brief struggle" ensued when Johnson tried to elude capture on foot, during which he allegedly resisted and assaulted a trooper.

The incident took a dramatic turn when Johnson was finally apprehended and the infant was discovered, unsecured but unharmed, on the vehicle's front seat. The child was promptly taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital for a precautionary evaluation. "The baby was found uninjured in his front seat," authorities confirmed to Boston 25 News.

Johnson's litany of charges extends from the assault of a police officer to resisting arrest, obstructing a police officer, and several charges stemming from the initial event in Peabody, including domestic assault and battery, strangulation, kidnapping, threats to commit murder, and larceny of a motor vehicle. As the investigation continues, no further details have been provided on the motivation behind the alleged kidnapping or the events leading up to the interstate chase.