Driver Stopped for Speeding Says He Was Racially Profiled

PASADENA, MD — A Brooklyn man refused to pull over for a speeding ticket, called 911 to tell police he wouldn't stop, and remained in his SUV until police supervisors and a camera arrived to oversee and record the traffic stop, authorities said.

No injuries were reported and police did not draw their weapons in the complicated traffic stop, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

The incident began about 7 a.m. Friday when an officer on Route 10 southbound in Pasadena saw a black Ford Explorer doing 77 miles an hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. The officer turned on his emergency lights at Route 10 South and Ritchie Highway North, but the driver refused to stop.

When the officer pulled alongside the vehicle and motioned to the driver to pull over he slowed to 40 miles an hour and motioned to the officer that he was on his cell phone. The driver called 911 and spoke to both Anne Arundel County and Maryland State Police dispatch; he told authorities he refused to stop for Anne Arundel County Police. According to police, the driver questioned police jurisdiction, and said he believed he was being racially profiled.

Dispatchers from both police departments told the driver to stop, but he refused. Once the SUV reached traffic at a stop light in front of Marley Station Mall, officers approached the vehicle. A lieutenant working the shift immediately asked for a car with a dash cam to respond to document the incident. Maryland State Police were at the scene, as well as Anne Arundel County Police supervisors.

The driver refused to comply with commands and refused to produce identification or get out of the vehicle, police say. Eventually the driver got out of the car once supervision and the camera car arrived, but still would not produce identification or sign the traffic charges.

The driver was arrested and taken to Eastern District headquarters, where he identified himself by his self-given Moorish Nation name of Kadarighazel. He told officers that it would get “physical” if they attempted to fingerprint or photograph him. Officers eventually identified the driver as Antwone Nathaniel Payne, 31, from Bishop Avenue in Brooklyn.

Payne will be charged with the following;

• Driving without a license
• Driving suspended
• Speeding
• Unsafe lane change
• Talking on a cellphone while operating a vehicle
• Failure to produce ID
• Failure to produce registration
• Giving a fictitious name to law enforcement