2 NoVA Men Arrested As 7 Car Rallies Raided In MD

Two Northern Virginia men were arrested on weapons charges Friday amid raids on illegal car rallies broken up by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in three Maryland counties.

The law enforcement crackdown started at 9 p.m. Jan. 2 and focused on public roads, industrial zones and parking lots throughout Howard, Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland, according to a news release.

The Virginia suspects charged are:

• Antonio Armando Chicas, 23, of Woodbridge, was arrested and charged with possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle and possession of a handgun in a vehicle.
• Angel Urrutia Barahona, 21, of Stafford, was arrested and charged with possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle, possession of a handgun in a vehicle, possession of a loaded handgun on a person, possession of a handgun on a person and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

Authorities responded to these locations, raiding four large-scale driving exhibitions:

• 2801 52nd Avenue in Hyattsville
• 12103 Indian Creek Court in Beltsville
• Marlboro Pike at Dower House Road in Upper Marlboro
• 3912 Ironwood Place in Hyattsville

Officers also raided these sites to prevent three large-scale driving exhibitions from starting:

• 702 King Farm Boulevard in Rockville
• 8927 McGraw Court in Columbia
• 9300 Alaking Court in Capitol Heights

Maryland State Police also arrested and charged two 17-year-old males, both of Silver Spring, Maryland, for possession of a loaded handgun in vehicle and possession of a handgun in vehicle.