A Scranton man wanted for back child support fled from officers as they attempted to arrest him Monday, leaving behind a five-year-old, according to a criminal complaint.

At about 2 p.m., staff from the Domestic Relations Office informed county sheriffs that a wanted man just left the building with a young child.

With officers arrived they found Mark Sheridan, 32, in the lobby of the Government Center, 123 Wyoming Ave., and said they wanted to speak with him, according to the complaint.

Instead, Sheridan, of 805 South Webster Ave.,  ran out the front door, leaving the five-year-old behind, officers said.

Officers ordered him to stop, reminding him that he left a child behind, but Sheridan instead began running toward Biden Street. There, he got into his vehicle and fled. Officers followed Sheridan and spotted him parking in a lot at the intersection of Biden Street and Mifflin Avenue.

When Sheridan got out of his car, officers approached him and ordered him to put his hands behind his back.

Instead, Sheridan fled for a second time, running toward Lackawanna Avenue.

When Scranton police and sheriffs approached Sheridan near the intersection of Lackawanna Avenue and Mifflin Avenue, he fled for a third time, jumping a fence and heading toward the river.

Scranton police officer Joe Fletcher chased Sheridan and took him into custody under the bridge on Lackawanna Avenue.

Officers contacted the Office of Youth and Family Services. Deputies contacted the five-year-old’s mother and she came to retrieve him.

Sheridan is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and fleeing police. He remains at the Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $20,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on March 16 before District Judge Alyce Farrell.

 

 

 

 

 

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