VIDEO: Florida man uses 1-year-old as human shield during standoff at McDonald’s
PALM COAST, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man accused of kidnapping a toddler was arrested on Sept. 27 after deputies said he used the child as a human shield during a standoff.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Brandon Matthew Douglas Leohner, 27, of Palm Coast was suspected of abducting his girlfriend’s 1-year-old from her home while armed with a gun.
Deputies said Leohner drove off with the child in his lap until they found him driving recklessly on Belle Terre Parkway. When deputies tried to pull him over, the suspect allegedly fled from them onto State Road 100 — driving into oncoming traffic before going into a Target shopping center’s parking lot, according to the sheriff’s office.
H...
