Dramatic body cam and dash cam footage showed the moment a police officer found a baby in the back seat of a car following a high-speed chase with a suspect in Texas.
Gerard Perry, 23, was arrested on May 21 for fleeing police during a routine traffic stop and then leading them on a chase.
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However, police weren’t aware of a six-week-old baby inside of Perry’s car until after the incident.
According to WFAA News, the infant was unharmed but was crying hysterically.
He is now in the care of his grandmother.
Perry, who was confirmed to be the father of the child, was arrested a short time later.
Perry has been charged with assault on a peace officer, abandoning and endangering a child, as well as possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.
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