Man arrested, charged with kidnapping after taking child from Southeast DC home

WASHINGTON - A man has been arrested after kidnapping a child in Southeast D.C. Sunday afternoon. 

Police say around 12:20 p.m, they responded to the 5000 block of Astor Place SE for the report of a kidnapping. The mother of the child allowed the suspect into her home, where he then took the child and left. The suspect is connected to the child's father, according to police. 

The suspect left the child in the 4600 block of Livingston Road, SE, according to police. 

No injuries were reported. Eric Eddings, 24, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Kidnapping.