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A man who allegedly strangled a 5-year-old in Massachusetts was arrested Tuesday in Lewiston.
Dominque Bailey was wanted in the Bay State on charges of assault and battery on a family or household member, and strangulation or suffocation, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
He was out on probation in Maine for robbery, and now faces a charge of probation violation, the Marshals Service said Wednesday morning.
Bailey allegedly assaulted the child in Peabody, Massachusetts, before fleeing in a vehicle belonging to the child’s mother. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office found the stolen vehicle several weeks ago.
He was tracked down Tuesday morning to a home in Lewiston, where police forced their way in and arrested Bailey.
Bailey has been charged as a fugitive from justice and awaits extradition back to Massachusetts.