BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – July 22, 2024 – Bullhead City Police arrested Vincent Anthony Jean-Louis, 40, for child abuse per domestic violence.

On Saturday, July 20 at about 4 a.m., police received a report of a young boy inside a gas station asking for free ice-cream. The child also reportedly made comments about his parents being mean to him. The boy left prior to police arrival and officers searched the area trying to locate him.

At 5:30 a.m., police were called to Denny’s Restaurant for a report of a 9-year-old boy with two concerned citizens stating they’d seen him running down the street crying. The boy reportedly told the citizens that his father was physically abusive and ties him up with zip-ties.

After further investigation and interviews, the child’s father, Vincent Jean-Louis, was arrested. Detectives learned that over the past four days, Jean-Louis had tied his son with zip ties several times. The boy had multiple abrasions on his wrists and ankles and zip ties were located by detectives during a search warrant inside their RV, located in the 2200 block of Merrill Avenue.

The 9-year-old victim was placed into the custody of the Arizona Department of Child Safety. Vincent Jean-Louis was booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman.