Crime & Safety
Fredericksburg Man Crashed Into MD Police Vehicle With Stolen Car, Authorities Say
A Fredericksburg driver is also accused of crashing a stolen car into a police officer's vehicle during a chase in Maryland.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A Fredericksburg man is facing charges after authorities in Maryland said he crashed into a police cruiser with a stolen car.
According to Anne Arundel County police, the incident occurred around 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday after police received a call about a stolen Acura in the area of Route 198 and Russett Green East in Maryland City.
An officer later located the vehicle in the 3500 block of Russett Green East, prompting the driver — identified as 21-year-old Jayden Munroe Inabinet — to flee the area, police said. As he fled, police said Inabinet struck an officer's vehicle with the Acura.
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Numerous officers, K9, detectives and a helicopter crew responded to help search for Inabinet and the stolen car, police said.
The Acura was eventually found unoccupied in the area of Jacks Reef Road. Officers then located Inabinet in the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road and took him into custody.
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According to police, a K9 unit also located Inabinet's discarded jacket along with a gun in a wooded area near where the Acura was abandoned.
Court records indicated Inabinet was charged with the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, theft and several weapons charges. He is being held without bond.
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