PALM COAST, FL – A 27-year-old Palm Coast resident faces charges of kidnapping and using a minor as a human shield after he abducted a small child while armed with a gun and led deputies on a chase which ended in a standoff at a fast food restaurant’s parking lot.
At approximately 6:08 p.m. Tuesday (September 27, 2022), the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) responded to a home on Bunker Lane in Palm Coast after receiving a report of a possible child abduction involving a 1-year-old.-- More...
Flagler County Sheriff's Office released body camera footage of officers detaining Brandon Loehner, who is charged with kidnapping his girlfriend's one-year-old child, using a minor as a shield, resisting with violence, child neglect, fleeing and eluding, and reckless driving. Following a car chase, officers confronted Loehner in a McDonald's parking lot. After the suspect refused to release the child, officers used a taser and eventually a K9 to subdue him.
