The young father who went missing with his baby son and taunted police as they searched for him came forward today and was arrested for assault and criminal damage . Kieran Carroll , 22 , of Luton , Bedfordshire , was reported missing at around midday on Tuesday along with his eight-month-old son Louis . After reappearing following a three-day police search he was arrested today for assaulting a woman and damaging her mobile phone - offences which allegedly committed on the day he went missing . Came forward : Kieran Carroll , 22 , from Luton , has reappeared with his eight-month-old son Louis ( right , together ) after going missing for three days . Police released CCTV footage of the father in their search ( left ) Currently he is not facing any charges for disappearing with his son . A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said : ' A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault against a woman and criminal damage of a mobile phone . 'Both incidents are believed to have happened in Luton on Tuesday 3 March . 'The man was arrested in Kempston earlier today . He was later released on bail with stringent conditions and is due to report back to Luton police station on 31 March . ' On Wednesday , police searching for the pair released CCTV footage from the day before showing him pushing a pram as he left a hotel in the town at about 2pm . Taunt : This comment , posted in response to a police appeal , is believed to have come from one of three accounts belonging to Mr Carroll . In response : Detective Inspector Sean Quinn replied to the Facebook post with this message . Relief : Bedfordshire Police were concerned Mr Carroll did not have any supplies for baby Louis . When Mr Carroll 's image was shared on Facebook by Bedfordshire Police , a profile understood to belong to the father posted : ' I 'm fine , so is my child - go look for some killers ' . The force also published a photo of Louis on Facebook , along with new details on the search . The taunting response came from one of three accounts believed to belong to Mr Carroll , police said . Later , the same 'Kieran Carroll ' profile commented again , saying , 'If any one is commenting and do n't no me or what 's really going on ... stay out of my life you do n't no me . ' It is understood that Mr Carroll attended Bedford College , Bedfordshire , and lives with his girlfriend , Louis ' mother , at a home in Luton . The 20-year-old woman is believed to have a three-year-old son from a previous relationship . Detective Inspector Sean Quinn replied to the Facebook post , saying : 'Kieran – Thank you for posting on our Facebook page . 'We are pleased to hear that you and Louis are safe . ' 'All we need to do is see you and Louis in person to check you are safe and well . Please call us on 101 so we can arrange to meet you . We can not close this case until we see you . ' Found : Mr Carroll 's disappearing act was said to be 'out of character ' . Today he was arrested and bailed for assault and criminal damage - offences which allegedly committed on the day he went missing . Before the father came forward , another commenter on the Facebook page , Chantelle Louise White , said : 'You lot make out that he ant fine I know him for years and he wo n't do nuttin to he 's son… He 's looked after my son when he was the sane age ! [ sic ] ' And Mr Carroll 's sister , Alix Carroll , 24 , wrote : 'My brother is an amazing father - he has his boy more than the mother does . 'He 's scared he 's going to lose him - it 's no different to if it was the other way round . 'Never in a million years would he harm a hair on his body . He will be safe - I bet my life on it . ' Posting on Facebook , she added that she did n't know where her brother was , but that 'Louie is safe and there both okay [ sic ] . ' Earlier , police described the father 's disappearance as 'completely out of character ' and said they were concerned because they thought Mr Carroll did not have any supplies for the baby .
Kieran Carroll , of Luton , came forward today after a three - month search . police previously released CCTV footage of father in their bid to locate him . When he saw his image online he sent a Facebook message to the police . He told them : ' I ' m fine , so is my son , go look for some killers ' He was arrested again for assaulting a woman on the day he went missing .