A Florida man has been arrested following a dramatic incident captured on video, where he attempted to evade a traffic stop, collided with another vehicle, and abandoned a child while fleeing from law enforcement officers.
On Tuesday, authorities in Orange County attempted to stop 24-year-old Jason Kenon, who was accompanied by an adult passenger and two young children, aged 1 and 4. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Kenon was driving despite having numerous outstanding warrants.
In an effort to escape, Kenon accelerated and began weaving through traffic in Orlando. Ground units pursued him while a sheriff’s helicopter maintained visual contact from above.
The dramatic chase, as recorded by the helicopter, shows Kenon attempting to maneuver around a black SUV at a stop sign before crashing into its rear. Despite the collision, he continued his flight, as shown in footage released by the 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 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 already converged, with deputies ordering him down to the ground.
Another deputy went over and recovered the nearby child, who was crying and holding Kenon’s shoes. Both children did not have any injuries, 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 firearm during the commission of a felony.
Man arrested after hit-and-run leaves child behind during escape attempt, police video shows (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
Separately, 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. News Media reached out to the department for comment.
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