{"id":219686,"date":"2026-04-05T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219686\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:39:07","slug":"fhp-two-19-year-olds-arrested-for-fleeing-tampa-police-throwing-weapon-and-ammo-out-of-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219686\/","title":{"rendered":"FHP: Two 19-year-olds arrested for fleeing Tampa police, throwing weapon and ammo out of vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Florida Highway Patrol arrested two teens after a vehicle with four people inside fled from Tampa police. Troopers say the driver had a suspended license.<\/p>\n

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Two 19-year-olds are facing charges after they fled from Tampa police officers and threw a gun out of their vehicle during a pursuit, officials say.<\/p>\n

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a request from TPD to help locate an Infiniti sedan that fled from officers as the department’s aviation team was tracking the vehicle on State Road 589, heading towards Pasco County.<\/p>\n

At around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, troopers were able to find the Infiniti in the area of County Road 524 and Ridge Road, where they say a handgun was seen being thrown out the rear right window of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

FHP then was able to pull the Infiniti over for a traffic stop and detain four people inside the vehicle. The gun was located along with an extended magazine and several rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n

The driver, Amir Jones of Clearwater, was arrested on a charge for having a suspended license. His passenger, David Rivera of Tarpon Springs, was arrested on charges for throwing out the gun. Two other passengers were released without charges.<\/p>\n

FHP says Tampa police later responded to the traffic stop and will be filing charges of fleeing to elude for when the Infiniti fled them earlier.<\/p>\n

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