Jeffery Cocke, left, and Joseph FranklinAn East Ridge man was arrested Monday after allegedly taking custody of his son without the mother’s permission.
Joseph Franklin does not have custodial rights to the child and was wanted for custodial interference at the time of the incident, Corporal R. Wade of the East Ridge Police Department said in a news release.
After the incident, an additional warrant was filed against Franklin for kidnapping.
Complainant Susan Cocke originally called police at 12:36 a.m. Monday after her 6-month-old son had been taken from her home by the child’s father.
Cocke had left the child in the care of Franklin’s sister while she left the residence to get medicine, but Franklin’s sister was unaware that Franklin was not allowed to take the child, authorities said.