12 Illegal Car Exhibition Events Busted Saturday Night By MD Car Rally Task Force

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Twelve illegal exhibition driving events held in several counties Saturday night were shut down by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force.

Police were called to several locations where up to 500 participants gathered in parking lots attempting to shut down intersections throughout the region.

Police responded to the following locations at the approximate 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 Lane, 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

Arrests were made that evening with additional people charged:

• 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, as well as 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 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.

Since June 2024, the Maryland Car Rally task force has focused on investigating and addressing exhibition driving events, knowns as “takeovers.” These illegal activities involve blocking public roads for dangerous stunts, disrupting traffic, causing property damage and posing risks to the public, police said.