BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after being accused of drag racing in Baton Rouge.
Jose Andras Reulas-Guerra, 21, of Houma, was arrested on charges of reckless operation of a vehicle, aggravated flight from an officer and drag racing.
According to an arrest warrant, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 10700 block of N. Mall Drive in Baton Rouge on Aug. 31. Deputies learned about a reported car meet at several locations and parking lots in Baton Rouge.
At 11 p.m. on Aug. 31, Baton Rouge Police officers saw over 50 cars in the parking lot of the Mall of Louisiana. Once law enforcement arrived, the vehicles began to leave the area.
An EBRSO deputy reported about 20 high-performance vehicles heading east on I-10 at Siegen Lane, heading toward N. Mall Drive. The deputy arrived at the Conn’s Home Plus parking lot on N. Mall Drive to find over 100 cars in the parking lot performing donuts and burnouts.