Hyattsville Police Department details 2019 encounter with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
HPD said that on March 28, 2019, a detective saw four men standing outside of a store in the 3300 block of East-West Highway. That detective saw them seem to hide something under a car, so he approached them.
'During the encounter, the detective recognized one of the men as a known member of MS-13. This individual was not Abrego Garcia,' HPD said.
The detective searched the men and found 28 grams of suspected marijuana on Abrego Garcia. HPD seized the suspected marijuana but did not file any criminal charges.
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HPD said that during an MS-13-related homicide investigation in Prince George's County, its detective notified the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) about the four men who were detained and told PGPD that one of those men was a known MS-13 member.
PGPD took those four men, including Abrego Garcia, to one of its stations. PGPD said that it did not arrest Abrego Garcia but that it did have 'reasonable suspicion' that 'some of the men displayed traits associated with MS-13 gang culture.'
'At no time did any member of the HPD identify or file any reports classifying Abrego Garcia as a member of any gang,' HPD's statement read.
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