Paradise >> A 30-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly holding his wife against her will, raping her and dragging her with a car, Oroville police said.

The man, identified as Andrew David Acklin Jr., was taken into custody by Paradise police Monday evening following an investigation by the Oroville Police Department.

Acklin allegedly battered his wife at her Oroville residence for several hours on Sunday, violating a domestic violence restraining order in the process, said Oroville police Sgt. Ruben Quihuiz.

The woman also was raped, dragged by a car and stabbed in the hand during the incident, Quihuiz said.

The woman told police she was able to escape her home during a break in the alleged assault and drive to a neighbor’s house in the 3500 block of Morningside Drive, Quihuiz said.

The neighbor called 9-1-1 about 10 a.m., and officers arrived at the scene about two minutes later, Quihuiz said.

The woman was taken to Oroville Hospital for treatment, he said. The couple’s small child was in the home during the reported assault but was not hurt.

About 6:12 p.m. Monday, Paradise police went looking for Acklin at a Paradise residence on behalf of the Oroville Police Department, officials said. When officers arrived at the home in the 1600 block of Jaramillo Lane, Acklin allegedly ran away into a canyon east of Edgewood Lane.

Officers, with the help of Butte County sheriff’s deputies and a California Highway Patrol helicopter, then surrounded the area, police said.

Acklin was eventually found in the east side of the canyon between Edgewood Lane and Stearns Road and surrendered to the authorities, police said.

Quihuiz said investigators brought Acklin back to Oroville, where he was booked into Butte County Jail on suspicion of several felonies.

Acklin is being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, spousal rape by force, corporal injury on a spouse, false imprisonment, criminal threats, violation of a domestic violence restraining order, tampering with a phone line and vandalism, police said.

Bail has been set at $278,000, and Quihuiz said police have requested a “bail enhancement” to keep Acklin in custody. It wasn’t immediately clear if that request had been granted.

Contact reporter Andre Byik at 896-7760.