A high-speed chase in Montgomery County ended with the arrest of five individuals for their involvement in a stolen vehicle incident, according to local police. On June 27th, a silver Hyundai Elantra, reported as stolen, was spotted by officers in the vicinity of Old Columbia Pike and Tech Road, leading to the pursuit. The Montgomery County Department of Police reported that when the suspects' vehicle crashed into a median on Fairland Road, all five occupants fled the scene, but were eventually apprehended.
The offenders, two 16-year-olds, a 13-year-old, and two adult males, were pursued by officers through neighborhoods, the two adults being Nyveek Ross, 18, of Silver Spring, and Kamonte Frazier, 19, of Columbia. Ross and Frazier are facing charges related to the event, and after their arrests, they were released on unsecured personal bonds of $500 and $5,000, respectively.
Upon the arrest of the suspects, police uncovered three handguns, one loaded handgun in a bag belonging to one of the teenage suspects and another teenager was in possession of two handguns; one turned out to have been stolen, and the other was found with its serial number removed, as per the details in the official police statement. The youngest of the group, a 13-year-old, was charged with vehicle theft and handed over to the Department of Juvenile Services.
The adults and the two minors were taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, while the juveniles faced charges including obstructing and hindering, disorderly conduct, vehicle theft, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony these charges were reflective of the gravity of the actions yet, with youth and penance waving in the balance, the system's hand heavy with both the gavel and the olive branch. It remains clear that the community's concern regarding the presence of illegal firearms especially ghost guns with no serial numbers, compounds ongoing discussions about gun violence and youth involvement in criminal activities.
