Man steals van with baby in car seat in Kaplan

UPDATE: Sheriff's Office adds more charges

Trenten Perry is facing more charges after he allegedly stole a van with a baby in the backseat.
Perry is accused of stealing a van parked at Maltrait Memorial School in Kaplan. The mother had left the van running and unlocked while she went inside to get another child, leaving her baby in a car seat in the back.

Kaplan Police charged Perry, who is in his early 20s, with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated flight, and motor vehicle theft. His total bond for these charges is just over $2 million.
This weekend, Perry was moved to the Vermilion Parish jail, where the Sheriff’s Office added six more charges. His total bond is now just over $2.1 million.
The new charges include aggravated flight from an officer (bond: $50,000), two counts of hit and run (total bond: $20,000), aggravated criminal damage to property (bond: $25,000), reckless operation of a vehicle (bond: $5,000), and aggravated obstruction of a highway of commerce (bond: $15,000).

An Abbeville mother faced a terrifying situation that could have ended much worse.
Earlier this week, a mother went to Maltrait Memorial School in Kaplan to pick up one of her children.
Kaplan Police Chief Josh Hardy said she left her van running and unlocked when she got out. Her baby was in a car seat in the backseat.
When she returned, her van and her baby were gone.
She called 911 to report what happened, and they contacted the Kaplan Police Department.
Kaplan Police found the van driving through town and started a chase that ended in Abbeville.
The Sheriff’s Office and Abbeville Police joined the chase. Officers stopped the van near McDonald’s in Abbeville. The driver ran but was caught, and the baby was found safe in the car seat.
It was not known at presstime if Perry knew there was a baby in the backseat.
Police arrested Trenten Perry, who lives in Abbeville and was recently in jail.
Perry, who is in his early 20s, faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated flight, and motor vehicle theft. His bond for all three charges is just over $2 million.
Perry is expected to be transferred to the parish jail this weekend.
Hardy said the chase reached speeds of 80 to 85 miles per hour.
The van also had major damage on its side.

Update