CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police say 39-year-old Joseph D. Clopton of Carbondale has been charged with Domestic Battery, Endangering the Life or Health of a Child and Resisting a Police Officer after he battered an acquaintance and then barricaded himself inside an apartment with his infant child in the 400 block of South Poplar Street around 1:40 Thursday morning.

Officers secured the area and began negotiations for Clopton to surrender himself peacefully. They also got a search warrant to enter the apartment. Police negotiated with Clopton for several hours outside the apartment.

Clopton surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody without further incident around 7:45 a.m. The infant was not injured and was turned over to the mother.

Clopton was then charged with his offenses and taken to the Jackson County Jail pending possible detention.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Carbondale Police at 618-549-2121.