Staff report

HAWTHORNE, Fla. – Ali Xavier Scarborough, 26, of Jacksonville, was arrested yesterday and charged with interfering with the custody of a minor after allegedly taking his son without consent from the custodial parent.

On April 23, Alachua County received a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) from the Ocala Police Department for Scarborough, who had allegedly taken his juvenile son from his maternal grandmother without consent and fled in a blue Jeep SUV; he was believed to be traveling north on U.S. Hwy 301.

An Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy saw a similar vehicle driving northbound in the 800 block of NE U.S. Hwy 301 in Hawthorne and checked the tag. As the deputy followed, the SUV made a U-turn and then turned onto NE 78th Place, a dirt road. The deputy drove slowly down the road and saw the SUV in a private driveway. While the deputy waited for backup to arrive, the SUV drove back toward his patrol vehicle. After more deputies arrived, Scarborough was ordered to get out of the vehicle and was taken into custody.

Click here for video of the apprehension from ASO.

The child was found unharmed in Scarborough’s vehicle; he was reportedly uninjured and was not emotionally distressed.

The arresting deputy noted that under a court order, Scarborough has no custodial rights to his son.

Scarborough has been charged with interfering with the custody of a minor. He has no criminal convictions but has an active felony warrant, according to a court document. Judge Kristine Van Vorst set bail at $150,000 and ordered that he be fitted with a GPS monitor.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.