Dad jumps from moving car on Florida highway after child calls 911 over fighting parents

WASHINGTON COUNTY Florida WESH A man jumped out of the driver s seat of a moving bus on Highway in Washington County with three children in the car according to the Washington County Sheriff s Office Deputies responded to a call made by a young girl traveling with her parents on Monday The child advised WCSO they were fighting while driving down the road and provided a description of their bus before the call was disconnected WCSO responded to the area and unveiled a motorcycle matching the description traveling northbound on the highway Deputies activated the exigency lights and sirens of the patrol van in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop The car continued northbound before the driver s door opened and a man jumped from the moving car according to WCSO The deputy stopped and made contact with the driver who was identified as Albert Searcy the father of three young children who were in the car with him The visitor later identified as Heather Searcy was able to crawl over the center console and gain control of and stop the carriage WCSO commented Deputies say when they made contact with Heather Searcy they observed signs consistent with a physical altercation She had injuries to her face Mrs Searcy notified WCSO she demanded that Albert Searcy stop the van and allow her and her children to exit She described deputies he refused to stop Heather Searcy also stated deputies that when Albert Searcy became aware that their child had called from the backseat he struck the child and took the phone The family had in recent months moved to the area in the northwestern part of Florida within the Panhandle from Louisiana Heather Searcy stated deputies they were in the process of returning there at the time the circumstance occurred Crisis clinical services treated the family and cleared everyone involved Searcy was arrested and taken to the Washington County Jail on the charges of tampering with or harassing a witness domestic violence battery fleeing attempting to elude law enforcement resisting arrest child abuse false imprisonment and driving with a suspended or revoked license This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate partner and does not contain original CNN reporting