Man turns himself in after barricading himself in home with baby, deputies said

PINE HILLS, Fla. — An armed man who barricaded himself in a Pine Hills home with his 8-month-old baby for several hours on Sunday has turned himself into deputies after slipping out of the home during a standoff, Orange County deputies said.

Deputies said 21-year-old Kendrick Anderson escaped while a SWAT team worked to safely removed the baby from the home. He surrendered to the Orange County Jail on Monday.

Anderson is facing charges of aggravated assault with a firearm.

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The standoff began after a report of a physical fight with shots fired around 3:40 p.m. along the 5700 block of Indian Hill Road near Meadow Brook Road prompted deputies to respond to the area.

When deputies arrived, they determined there was a domestic dispute between Anderson and his 19-year-old girlfriend at that location.

The victim told deputies a man barricaded himself inside a home along that street with an 8-month-old baby.

"I came outside and told police my baby was inside the home," the suspect's girlfriend told Channel 9 on the condition she remains unidentified. "They told me, 'No, you cannot go back and get the baby.'"

Hours later, deputies barged into the home. The baby was safe, but Anderson was gone.

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"He left a little bit before police came," Anderson's girlfriend said. "He's not going to stay in the house knowing that police were going to come."

Deputies were able to recover the baby from the home after 9 p.m. and placed the baby in the custody of family members.

The baby was not harmed, deputies said.

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