BRANDON, FLA. (WSVN) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released chilling video of deputies confronting a man who held his own brother hostage in their home.

“Send the child out, please,” a deputy can be heard saying through a door inside a home in Brandon.

The tense moment happened Sunday afternoon inside the child’s home.

“Drop the knife and bring the child out of the room,” said a deputy.

Bodycam video provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office showed the moments the 7-year-old boy pleaded for help as deputies attempted to negotiate with his 27-year-old brother.

“Bust down the door,” the child can be heard screaming.

Immediately after, deputies kicked down the door to the bedroom, finding the older brother wearing a motorcycle helmet, holding his younger sibling

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