BRISTOL, Fla. (WFLA) — A Georgia man accused of kidnapping of his 2-month-old child was arrested Sunday after troopers said they caught him passing through Florida with the infant in his car.

It was around 4 p.m. Sunday when the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said troopers learned kidnapping suspect, Maurtez Rashaad Edwards, 23, was traveling along U.S. 319 in Wakulla County.

Authorities spotted Edwards about 30 minutes later as he was traveling westbound on SR 20 and SR 267 in Leon County, heading toward Liberty County.

A trooper and Liberty County deputies tried to get Edwards to pull over, but said he refused to comply and sped off, "initiating a dangerous pursuit."

Officials said Edwards was driving "erratically," reaching speeds of up to 92 miles per hour and brake-checking officers

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