A 22-year-old man was baby mid-air, barely giving arrested Friday after he her enough time to catch the reportedly assaulted his baby before she fell to the girlfriend in September while ground. she was holding their baby, a As neighbors were calling for court document said. help, Powers fled into a Mario Eugene Powers of nearby vehicle and threw a Glendale began hitting his screwdriver at the girlfriend, girlfriend in the face on nearly hitting the baby who Sept. 10 when he found her was in the girlfriend's arms talking to other men at her at the time of the incident, apartment located on the the document said. 12000 block of West Buckeye Police interviewed several Road in Avondale. witnesses at the scene but The girlfriend stepped were unable to locate Powers. outside the apartment and According to the court left the baby inside in an document, Powers had four attempt to get away from outstanding warrants for his Powers, as he continued to arrest. hit her with a closed fist on On Friday, at about 3:47 p.m., the face and arms, the court police got a call from document said. neighbors that Powers was Powers later went inside the seen inside the girlfriend's apartment, grabbed their 6- apartment. month-old daughter and began Police arrested Powers and swinging her while holding transported him to Avondale's her by one arm and leg, South Police station where he records state. could face charges of assault, The girlfriend told police aggravated assault, Powers would let go of the endangerment and child abuse.
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