Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 13
Florida Man Arrested After Chase With 2 Children, Crashing and Abandoning 4-Year-Old
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 13

Florida Man Arrested After Chase With 2 Children, Crashing and Abandoning 4-Year-Old

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 13

Summary

  • Orange County deputies arrested 24-year-old Jason Kenon after he allegedly fled a traffic stop with an adult passenger and two children, then crashed and ran off with a 4-year-old before leaving the child behind.
  • Sheriff’s video showed Kenon, who had multiple active warrants, zigzagging through Orlando traffic, rear-ending a black SUV, dropping off the adult and a 1-year-old in a neighborhood, then driving off again when the 4-year-old could not get out.
  • Near a building, Kenon pulled the 4-year-old from the back seat and ran as the child followed; he then kicked off his shoes, sprinted away barefoot and was cornered by deputies as the child stood nearby crying and holding the shoes.
  • Both children were uninjured, and Kenon now faces seven charges including aggravated fleeing and eluding, two counts of child neglect, leaving the scene of a crash, reckless driving, marijuana possession and possessing a firearm during a felony.
  • Court records show Kenon was sentenced in December 2025 to 94 days in jail in Osceola County after pleading no contest to burglary and third-degree grand theft charges.

Insights

He left a 4-year-old holding his shoes. What happens to children abandoned during a police pursuit?
With a felony record, how was he free to endanger his children on the streets again?
How does Florida's point system turn a police chase into a guaranteed prison sentence?