JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A newly obtained arrest report is shedding light on a recent street takeover and street racing arrest on Beach Boulevard.
Jonah Griffin, 23, was booked into the Duval County jail just after 2 a.m. on June 28 and charged with violating Florida’s street race law — specifically, operating a motor vehicle in a street takeover, a third-degree felony.
What started as a car meet
According to the arrest report, JSO assets were staged near the Wawa gas station at the corner of Beach Blvd. and Southside Blvd. on the night of June 27 due to a pre-planned car meet that detectives anticipated could escalate.
A detective responded to the area after receiving multiple citizen complaints about loud revving, loud music and people flashing firearms while standing on top of vehicle hoods in the parking lot…