Helicopter footage captures Florida man allegedly abandoning child during high-speed chase from deputies

A Florida man was arrested this week after shocking video shows how he fled from a traffic stop, crashed into another car and abandoned a child while running away from sheriff’s deputies.On Tuesday, police attempted to pull over 24-year-old Jason Kenon, who was driving with an adult passenger and two children aged 1 and 4, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.Kenon, who had multiple warrants out for his arrest, sped away and was seen zigzagging through lanes of traffic in Orlando.Deputies on the ground followed Kenon by car, while a sheriff's helicopter kept his vehicle in sight.BODYCAM SHOWS DAD BOLT FROM COPS WITH YOUNG CHILD IN HIS ARMS BEFORE DITCHING HER ALONE IN THE WOODSFlorida man with active warrants leads cops on wild chase before leaving child behind, police say.
(Orange County Sheriff's Office)The overhead video from the chopper showed Kenon trying to get around a black SUV at a stop sign before he plowed into its rear end.He continued driving after this, according to the video provided by the sheriff’s office.Kenon proceeded to stop in a residential neighborhood, letting the adult passenger and the 1-year-old child out of the car.
Deputies noted that the 4-year-old child tried to get out of the vehicle but couldn’t do so before Kenon hit the gas again.Kenon was then shown stopping near a building, getting out of the car and lifting the child out of the backseat.The child was seen following Kenon as he ran away from police.Eventually, Kenon jogged through an alley, kicked his shoes off his feet and then began running barefoot in the opposite direction from the child, leaving him behind, according to the video.FLORIDA WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT AFTER LEAVING 2 CHILDREN IN SWELTERING VEHICLEFlorida man arrested after abandoning child in wild attempt to escape cops in pursuit.
(Orange County Sheriff's Office)Seconds later, Kenon ran directly into the road and tried to scale a fence that led into a wooded area.Two police cars had...