MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man is behind bars two-and-a-half years after a dangerous high-speed chase through the city.

Renard Abrams appeared in court Tuesday and is being held on an $85,000 bond.

According to police, Abrams led officers on a chase back in August of 2023 after being pulled over with a passenger in the front seat and a 2-year-old in the back seat.

Police said they saw the car drive through a red light at the intersection of N. 91st St. and W Fond Du Lac Avenue. When they pulled the car over a block away from the intersection, the driver took off.

The chase reached speeds up to 80 mph, and lasted around 1.6 miles, according to police, before Abrams crashed into a fire hydrant and parked car at the intersection of W. Silver Spring Drive and N. 74th St. 

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office

Abrams and the passenger in the front, David Easterly, allegedly took off running after the crash, leaving the 2-year-old in the car.

Easterly was found and arrested after someone saw him running through their backyard, but Abrams got away.

Police got in contact with the 2-year-old's mother, who identified the child but denied Abrams was the father, and said he had never driven her car.

The mother also said her car was stolen while the child was in the back seat, and she could not identify the suspect.

“It’s almost like the epitome of a rap song -- you got drugs, you got guns, you got ride or die women,” Milwaukee County Court Commissioner Barry Phillips said.

The criminal complaint states Abrams is the father; police say the 2-year-old was pointing to the front seat and calling for their dad.

“We know that the child is his, because, why -- the 2-year-old child pointed at the driver's seat and said, 'daddy,' suggesting that daddy was the one that was driving and daddy was the one that ran out the car and left me here,” Phillips said.

Abrams is now facing a handful of charges, including multiple felonies regarding possession with intent and first degree reckless injury.

He was arrested recently after allegedly shooting his brother in the leg, according to Commissioner Phillips in court on Tuesday.