Man arrested after holding 4-month-old daughter hostage in Ribeirão Preto, SP

The woman managed to flee the scene and call the Military Police, but Fabio Tomas Almeida Silva Alves kept the baby and refused to hand her over.

According to the PM, he also threatened to attempt the child's life if the police teams tried to remove her, and held the baby in his arms, pressing her against his body. The case took place on Rua Doutor João Gomes Rocha.

According to the PM, the man locked himself and his daughter in the property, turned off the lights and used a piece of furniture as a barricade. During the action, the PM also discovered that the suspect had just been released from prison and was under the influence of drugs.

The area was isolated and the Special Tactical Actions Group (GATE) was called in to support the Police Special Actions Battalion (BAEP) team.

After negotiation, the police managed to get Fabio to surrender and hand over the child. He was taken to the Women's Defense Police Station (DDM), where he was charged with the crimes of false imprisonment, threat, damage and domestic violence.

On the way, according to the PM, Fabio hit his own head against the prisoner's compartment door of the vehicle, breaking the rear window. As a result, he was slightly injured, was treated at an Emergency Care Unit (UPA), and released.

The police also reported that Fabio has criminal records for the crimes of drug trafficking, association with drug trafficking and bodily harm. g1 was unable to locate his defense until the last update of this report.