10 charged in Raleigh street-racing sting
Authorities seized six vehicles in the three-week operation. More arrests and seizures are expected.
Posted — Updated"We have seen, at times, where they're going around traffic. They're involved with other traffic so these – the motorists, the citizens that drive these streets at this times are sometimes in the middle of a race," Trooper Beckley Vaughan said.
Phillip Lee Arnold, Joshua Sanne, Jhohan Suriel and Javier Mercado face more than 40 charges, including careless and reckless driving, speeding, prearranged racing, modification of vehicles for the purpose of speeding and driving without an operator's license.
The most serious charge, prearranged racing, carried a three-year license suspension and seizure of vehicle.
Jonathan Cassel and Antwon Lamar Stephens were charged with aiding and abetting prearranged racing, authorities said.
The operation was a combined effort by several local law enforcement agencies, including the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Raleigh Police Department, Wake County Sheriff's Office, Division of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of License and Theft and North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the state Crime Control and Public Safety.
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