Video After THe Jump
PALM COAST, Fla. (Fox35 Orlando) - Bodycam video shows the shocking moments an armed Florida man allegedly used a 1-year-old child as a human shield during a standoff with Flagler County deputies.
Deputies say 27-year-old Brandon Matthew Douglas Leohner kidnapped his girlfriend's child while armed with a gun & then led deputies on a chase that ended at a McDonald's in Palm Coast.
Leohner then allegedly drove into the nearby McDonald’s parking lot & got out of the vehicle near the drive-thru with the child in his arms, using the child as a human shield & refusing to obey law enforcement commands to put the child down. Bodycam video from the sheriff's office showed the exchange between deputies & Leohner.
"Put the baby down!" one deputy yells to Leohner. "Put the kid down!"
After a brief standoff, deputies deployed a taser & Leohner dropped to the ground. Deputies are seen carrying the child to safety.
Moments later, the video shows Leohner up and appearing to try and run away until a K-9 grabs him & deputies use a taser on him again. He was then placed in handcuffs & paramedics were called in to treat his wounds.
Sadly, the child is heard saying "Dada" over and over again during the incident.
"Here is a case of a domestic situation turning violent, putting a 1-year-old child & innocent drivers in danger," said Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly. "Deputies were confronted with a very chaotic situation & a very combative individual that was putting his child at risk by using the child as a shield. Fortunately, the child was not hurt & was quickly reunited with his mother."
Leohner was arrested & is facing charges of kidnapping, using a minor as a shield, resisting with violence, child neglect, fleeing & eluding & reckless driving.
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