Three suspects were arrested over the weekend as Miami-Dade deputies conducted targeted operations against street takeovers, authorities said.
Officials with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) said deputies carried out the operation at multiple locations Saturday night and into Sunday morning. The effort resulted in three arrests, four citations, and the impounding of a vehicle.
The suspects — 20-year-old Jamil A. Segueira-Esquivel, 19-year-old Joshua E. Cuevas-Gomez, and 18-year-old Alex Hernandez-Jimenez — are facing charges of coordinated drag racing and impeding traffic.
According to an MDSO arrest report, the agency’s Homeland Security Bureau Intelligence and Investigations Section has been tasked with cracking down on intersection takeovers throughout the county.
The report states that just before 1 a.m. Sunday, a deputy spotted a red Ford Mustang “doing donuts” at the intersection of Northwest 121st Court and 22nd Street. Around 60 vehicles were present, with some bystanders standing outside their cars, deputies said.
The driver was identified as Joshua Efrain Cuevas-Gomez, 19, of Miami. Passengers included Alex Hernandez-Jimenez, 18, and Jamil Antonio Sequeira-Esquivel, 20, also of Miami. Deputies said the trio was pulled over at the intersection of Northwest 122nd Avenue and Sixth Street and taken into custody.
The Mustang was towed and placed on a 30-day hold, the report said. All three men were arrested on charges of drag racing and impeding traffic.
As of Monday, Cuevas-Gomez remained in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond. The other two suspects no longer appeared in the online jail database.
