A Florida man found himself in handcuffs this week after a dramatic video captured him evading a traffic stop, colliding with another vehicle, and abandoning a child while eluding sheriff’s deputies.
The incident unfolded on Tuesday when law enforcement officers attempted to stop 24-year-old Jason Kenon, who was in a car with another adult and two young children, aged 1 and 4, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Kenon, who was wanted on several outstanding warrants, accelerated away from the scene, weaving through Orlando traffic at high speed.
Ground units pursued Kenon, while a helicopter from the sheriff’s department maintained visual contact with his vehicle from above.
Footage from the helicopter revealed Kenon attempting to maneuver past a black SUV at a stop sign, ultimately crashing into its rear.
He continued driving after that, 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 then stopped near a building, got out of the car and lifted the child out of the backseat. The child followed 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.
Seconds later, Kenon ran directly into the road and tried to scale a fence that led into a wooded area. Two police cars had already converged, with deputies ordering him down to the ground.
Another deputy recovered the nearby child, who was crying and holding Kenon’s shoes. Neither child was injured, the sheriff’s office said.
According to court records, Kenon faces seven charges, including aggravated fleeing and eluding, two counts of child neglect, leaving the scene of a crash, reckless driving, possession of marijuana and possession of a gun during the commission of a felony.
In December 2025, Kenon was sentenced to 94 days in jail by a judge in Osceola County for burglarizing a building and felony grand theft in the third degree.
He had pleaded no contest to the charges.
It is unclear which active warrants the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was pursuing Kenon for during this incident. Fox News Digital reached out to the department for comment.