Maryland car rally task force disrupts 12 unlawful exhibition driving events

PIKESVILLE, Md. — The Maryland Car Rally Task Force, in collaboration with the Maryland State Police Special Operations Division and allied law enforcement agencies, dismantled 12 unlawful exhibition driving events across multiple counties on Saturday night, October 1, 2024.

The incidents, which drew up to 500 participants at several locations, spanned Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore counties. Authorities responded to large gatherings where participants attempted to shut down intersections, organizing dangerous driving exhibitions.

Police responded to the following locations and times:

8 p.m.: 4732-5400 Auth Pl, Suitland, MD
8:25 p.m.: 4900 Beech Rd, Temple Hills, MD
8:48 p.m.: 1811 Cabin Branch Dr, Hyattsville, MD
9:25 p.m.: 4870-488 Walden Ln, Lanham, MD
10:34 p.m.: 4041 Powder Mill Rd, Beltsville, MD
10:58 p.m.: 9600 Ft Meade Rd, Laurel, MD
11:26 p.m.: 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD
11:40 p.m.: 6821 Benjamin Franklin Dr, Columbia, MD
12:01 a.m.: 7500 Connelly Dr, Hanover, MD
12:04 a.m.: Route 29 N., Howard County, MD
12:34 a.m.: 1101 Wilson Dr, Baltimore, MD
12:58 a.m.: 2704 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD

Multiple arrests were made, and additional participants from prior events were charged. Those arrested or charged include:

Jonathan Alonso Berrios-Cabrera, 18, of Arlington, Virginia – charged with fleeing and eluding police, negligent and reckless driving, and other traffic-related offenses.
Cregory Curry, 27, of Washington, D.C. – charged on a criminal summons for exhibition driving and fleeing and eluding police.
Keanu Grissett, 23, of Waldorf, Maryland – charged by the Laurel City Police Department with theft of a motor vehicle and display of a stolen license plate.
Raquan Stephon West, 28, of Laurel, Maryland – arrested by the Laurel City Police Department on outstanding warrants.
Jamari McLaurin, 25, of Newport News, Virginia, and Malek Omaryi Saviion Kingsberry, 26, of Hampton, Virginia – charged by the Anne Arundel County Police Department with several firearm-related offenses.

Law enforcement continues to monitor and address illegal driving events as part of ongoing efforts to ensure public safety.

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