A suspect in Florida who was accused of kidnapping an infant was heroically taken down by a K9 cop that was expertly guided by his handler. The harrowing collar was captured on police body camera.
Pasco County deputies hunted for the suspect, 24-year-old Kevin Wilson, after they responded to a call from a home in New Port Richey on Monday about the attempted kidnapping of a six-month-old baby.
Wilson had given up on taking the baby after the woman's uncle threatened him at gun point, but fled the scene and eventually ditched his vehicle to hide in a wooded area where Sgt. Ferguson and K9 Titan tracked him down.
In the incredible footage, Sgt. Ferguson is led by his powerful partner, Titan, who has picked up on Wilson's scent as the helicopter unit over head locks their eyes on Wilson.
Ferguson commands the suspect to roll over, who is screaming in pain with Titan locked on his arm, but when he refuses to roll over the Sgt. warns him he won't release the dog's grip until he does.
'Roll over or we're not taking the dog off!' a deputy is heard shouting during the intense arrest.
The officer encourages his K9 partner, telling him 'Good boy Titan, you hold him, good boy!'
'That's a good boy, you hold that man. Good boy!'
Sgt. Ferguson, with the help of Titan, convince the suspect to roll over onto his stomach to be handcuffed and hauled to jail.
The mother of the baby girl told deputies the upsetting ordeal started when Wilson climbed into her second floor bedroom window and she allowed him inside, according to
WFL8 News.
After a few minutes, however, she told him he needed to leave and an argument ensued during which Wilson allegedly grabbed the baby.
The mother screamed to her uncle who also lives at the home as Wilson fled down the stairs.
Her uncle, armed with a gun, chased after Wilson who ran outside, while the mother pleaded for him to let her baby girl go.
Deputies say the mother reported that Wilson then terrifyingly told her 'You'll never see her again,' while squeezing the baby so tightly that Wilson appeared to possibly be choking her.
As the uncle persisted with his firearm, Wilson eventually gave the baby girl back and drove off.
Wilson is facing a slew of charges including child neglect, interference with custody and violation of pre-trial release.
Additionally the arrest report says a no-contact order is in place against Wilson following a domestic battery arrest that happened in July.
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