Florida man arrested, accused of stealing car with 5-year-old inside

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Florida man arrested, accused of stealing car with child inside

A Central Florida man is behind bars after deputies say he stole a car with a 5-year-old child inside.

Flagler County deputies rescued a 5-year-old girl after they say she was abducted at a gas station.

Bodycam video shows the moment deputies pulled over suspect Andrew Allen. 

"I got a kid in the backseat," Allen yells. 

"I know! Get out!" deputies yell back. 

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Deputies say Allen got in a fight with the little girl's mother at a Circle K in Palm Coast. The woman told police he jumped in her van with the girl in the backseat and then sped off. 

When deputies finally caught up with him a few blocks down the road, they were able to get Allen out of the car and return the girl to her mother.

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"Hey sweetie, how you doing honey?" they asked the child.

Allen is now in jail facing charges of kidnapping, grand theft, and battery.

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