Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
Investigative Operations Bureau
- Crimes Against Children Unit
Judicial Operations Bureau
- Violent Offender Warrant Unit

Christopher Matthews (Victim – Uninjured)
Age: 2

Jasmine Golden (Child’s Mother)
DOB: 12/25/1991
Address: 13051 125^th Street, Largo

Raymond Golden (Victim – Uninjured)
DOB: 07/13/1958
Vehicle: 2007 Nissan Frontier

Johnny A. Wise (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 11/12/1990
Address: 2891 Adrian Avenue, Largo
Vehicle: 1997 Buick LeSabre
Charges: One count of Kidnapping, One count of Attempted Felony Murder, one count of Criminal Mischief, three counts of Violation of Probation- Sale of Cocaine, three counts of Violation of Probation- Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and one count of Violation of Probation- Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell. 

What:
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Largo man after he kidnapped his ex-girlfriends two-year-old child and rammed another man’s car to get away.

When:
The incident occurred at about 10:04 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2018.

The suspect was arrested at about 9:34 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2018.

Where:
The kidnapping occurred at a residence located at 13051 125^th Street North, in unincorporated Largo.

The suspect was arrested near 1327 Williams Drive, Largo.

Why/How:
According to detectives, at about 10:04 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2018, deputies were called to the residence of 26-year-old Jasmine Golden for a domestic disturbance located at 13051 125^th Street North, in unincorporated Largo. When deputies arrived, Golden told deputies her ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Johnny Wise, became angry after a verbal argument and broke several windows in her home.

Golden told deputies Wise threatened to shoot her and then kidnapped her 2-year-old child, Christopher Matthews. Wise fled the residence with Matthews in a 1997 Buick LeSabre.

Detectives say Jasmine Golden’s step-father, 59-year-old Raymond Golden, witnessed the incident and followed Wise to the intersection of 6^th Street SW and 4^th Avenue SW, in his 2007 Nissan Frontier truck. When Raymond pulled up behind Wise in his truck, Wise placed the Buick in reverse and accelerated at a high rate of speed intentionally crashing into Raymond’s truck. The crash caused significant damage to Raymond’s vehicle but he was uninjured.

After ramming Raymond’s truck, Wise fled from the intersection in the Buick and bailed out of the vehicle with Matthews near the intersection of West Bay Drive and Ridge Road SW.    

Deputies from the K-9 Unit and the Flight Unit responded and tried tracking Wise with no success.

While eluding deputies, Wise made contact with a family member of the child and safely released Matthews to their custody. The child was uninjured.

Deputies were unable to locate Wise.

At about 9:34 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2018, detectives from the Violent Offender Warrant Unit located and arrested Wise near a residence located at 1327 Williams Drive, Largo.

Wise was transported to the Pinellas County Jail and charged with one count of Kidnapping, One count of Attempted Felony Murder, one count of Criminal Mischief, three counts of Violation of Probation- Sale of Cocaine, three counts of Violation of Probation- Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and one count of Violation of Probation- Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell. 

The investigation continues.

Johnny Wise’s booking photo.