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A Fort Worth man was arrested Saturdayafter police say he fought with rescuers after they saved a child from drowning in a neighborhood swimming pool.
Evangelin Carr, 45, faces charges of aggravated assault against a public servant, resisting arrest, interfering with public duties and abandoning/endangering a child imminent danger, police said.
Fort Worth police officers responded to a water emergency call shortly after 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Pinnacle Ridge, where a child had been rescued from the swimming pool, police said in a statement.
Police said when firefighters were treating the child, Carr tried to take the child away, which led to a fight with police officers.
Carr was restrained and arrested.
The child was taken to the hospital in stable condition, police said.
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Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.