Bodycam footage released Friday shows a stolen vehicle repeatedly ramming a police cruiser in the parking lot of the Wawa on Milestone Parkway in Hanover, before officers tackle the driver and recover a handgun. Police identified the suspect as 28-year-old Djaen Marquise Jacobs of Glen Burnie.
What the video shows
The footage opens with an officer pulling in behind the car with lights flashing, then captures the vehicle reversing into the cruiser, surging forward into a concrete post, and backing into the patrol car a second time, according to WJLA. Officers are then seen taking the man to the ground and removing a gun from him, the station reports.
Where this fits locally
The stop comes amid a string of high-profile vehicle incidents in Anne Arundel County this spring, including a May carjacking in Severn that ended with officers firing on a suspect and an officer treated for injuries, according to WBAL. Taken together, the cases have kept vehicle theft and carjacking enforcement squarely on the county's radar.
Legal note
Police did not say what charges Jacobs may be facing, per WJLA. Under Maryland law, taking a vehicle without consent is a felony under Maryland Code §7-105, and intentionally causing physical injury to an on-duty officer can be charged as a felony under Maryland Code §3-203. Prosecutors will decide whether to file charges as the investigation continues.
