Last Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) successfully responded to a request for assistance from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), apprehending ten individuals during a coordinated street takeover event in Tampa. This criminal event was endangering the safety of the local community.

The event, which was organized via social media, drew a crowd of hundreds and a large number of participating vehicles. Participants closed an intersection to do donuts, drift, and engage in other knowingly illegal and reckless driving activities, resulting in the following ten arrests: four racing on highway charges; three-drug related charges; three-firearms recovered; six charges for passenger participation in a street race/takeover; four-vehicles impounded; and recovery of over $6,000 in assets.

The individuals arrested were: Jakob Bryan, 20, Land O’Lakes; Jakiya Burr, 24, Lake Wales; 17-year-old male juvenile, Wesley Chapel; Jaewon Foster, 29, Haines City; Ethan Marton, 20, Holiday, Marquis Pinkins, 29, Haines City, Alex Rodriguez-Lazu,20, Lakeland; Ramon Santiago, 20, Lakeland, Jackson Tubbs, 17, Tampa; and Grant Watson, 18, Wesley Chapel.

Those arrested were transported without incident to Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County, the juveniles were taken to the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center.