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The Independent
13-05-2025
- The Independent
Watch: Woman tries to drive through street festival to get to work
A woman tried to drive her car through a street festival to get to work on Saturday (May 10), police said. Body camera footage from the Laurel Police Department shows Kai Deberry-Bostick, 28, getting out of her car to tear down police tape before slowly driving into a road closed for the Main Street Festival. ' I'm not taking a taxi to Virginia. I work in Virginia,' she is heard telling an officer. 'I just need to get out… I need to get out,' she continues. Police said Deberry-Bostick has been criminally charged.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman charged after trying to drive through street fair in Montgomery County
LAUREL, Md. - A Maryland woman will remain in jail after prosecutors say she tried to drive her car through a weekend street fair. The judge called her a danger to society in the incident which was all caught on camera. What we know Kai Deberry-Bostick was arrested Saturday morning following an incident caught on body camera video. It was during Laurel's Main Street Fair. The body-worn camera footage released by the Laurel Police Department shows Deberry-Bostick trying to leave her apartment community during the Main Street Fair with Main Street closed. She got out of her car, pulled down the police tape, got back in her car and started driving onto Main Street with vendors and pedestrians in her car's path. People were screaming and the officer tried to keep her from moving. Laurel police say their officer was slightly injured but nobody else was hurt. Deberry-Bostick was eventually pulled from her car and arrested. She is charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest. We spoke to her mom today. She says Kai was having a bad day. What they're saying "I want to say I am sorry to the community that they've seen this. I know Kai is sorry too. We wish the outcome was a little different," Kai's mother Usherla DeBerry said. A man who was at one of those tented booths, Richard Friend, shot the video of Deberry-Bostick getting arrested right in front of him. Deberry-Bostick is being held without bond until her next court date in July. Her parents and more than a half dozen sorority sisters from Bowie State University were in the courtroom. On Monday afternoon, they were showing their support for Kai, who has never been in trouble with the law before.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
Bodycam video shows woman driving through roadblock into Maryland street festival
Video obtained by WJZ shows a woman driving through barriers and striking a police officer hours after a propane tank explosion forced a delay of Laurel's Main Street Festival and the cancellation of the parade on Saturday. The body-camera footage shows the woman, identified as 28-year-old Kai Deberry-Bostick, pulling down caution tape at a roadblock and arguing with an officer. The woman then hit the officer and briefly drove through a crowd before she was stopped. Deberry-Bostick is facing multiple charges, including assault, resisting arrest, and reckless endangerment, according to police. The officer suffered minor injuries, and no other injuries were reported. Propane tank explosion was a "negligent accident," mayor says Laurel, Maryland, Mayor Keith Sydnor said the tank explosion that caused the delayed opening of the Main Street Festival appeared to be a "negligent accident by one of the vendors setting up," according to WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. City officials said the propane tank explosion happened when a vendor was setting up for Saturday's festival. A man suffered minor injuries, according to police. Preakness Festival 150 is this week A major festival is coming to Baltimore this week to celebrate the Preakness Stakes' 150th running. Preakness 150 will have performances by Jadakiss, Too $hort, Deborah Cox, rapper D-Nice, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and more. The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes will be on Saturday, May 17, at Pimlico Race Course. It will be the last race at the course before a major renovation.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman arrested for driving into festival crowd hours after explosion rocked same event
An annual Maryland festival — which attracts thousands of attendees each year — faced a series of setbacks on Saturday when a woman drove into a busy crowd, just hours after a propane explosion rocked the same event. The driver, 28-year-old Kai Deberry-Bostick, was arrested and criminally charged after "recklessly" breaching barriers and driving down a bustling road at the Main Street Festival in Laurel, Maryland, according to Laurel Police. Police body camera footage shows Deberry-Bostick sitting in her car, contemplating how to get through the closed-down street. A police officer apologizes for the inconvenience and offers to order her a taxi. Vancouver Driver Plows Into Crowd Of People Attending Filipino Festival, Killing Multiple Victims "There has to be another way," she says. "I'm not taking a taxi all the way to Virginia. I work in Virginia." 5 Dead, Many Injured After Man Drives Into German Christmas Market In Suspected Terror Attack: Report Read On The Fox News App Deberry-Bostick then gets out of her car and walks over to where the officer is standing. "I've gotta go to work!," she says. "What do you want me to do?" The officer warns her not to disturb the area, to which she replies, "I might have to." Deberry-Bostick then proceeds to rip the caution tape off the barrier blocking the road and gets back in her car. She begins driving right into the officer who tries to block her from entering the festival. "Stop! Stop your car," the officer yells. Dramatic footage shows the woman hitting the officer with her vehicle. She then barrels down the street toward festival-goers as the officer trails behind on foot. "Thanks to their rapid response, no festival-goers were harmed," Laurel Police said in a statement. "However, during the incident, one of our officers did sustain minor injuries after being struck by her vehicle." Raging Portland Driver Rips Through Rose Parade In Furious Video The shocking encounter came just hours after a propane explosion as vendors were setting up. One person was injured in the explosion and sent to the hospital, Laurel Mayor Keith R. Sydnor said at a news conference. The festival's parade, which usually kicks off the festival at 9 a.m., was canceled due to the incident. Sydnor added he does not think the investigation into the explosion will go further because it was likely a "negligent accident on the vendor setting up." "This is a festival that's been going on for 44 years," Sydnor said. "Unfortunately, this accident happened, but we're glad everyone is safe." The Main Street Festival closes down Laurel, Maryland's Main Street each year. It allows thousands of festival-goers to walk around and enjoy a parade, a range of food vendors, arts and crafts, and more, according to the City of Laurel, Maryland website. Laurel Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for article source: Woman arrested for driving into festival crowd hours after explosion rocked same event
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman hits officer with vehicle, drives into crowd at Laurel Main Street Festival
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A woman hit a police officer after driving through barriers into a crowd at the Main Street Festival in Laurel. What we know In body-worn camera footage, the driver can be seen interacting with an officer before she got out of her vehicle, removed yellow tape, struck the officer, and drove through barriers into a crowd of people. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Kai Deberry-Bostick of Laurel, Maryland. In the video, Deberry-Bostick can be heard repeatedly saying that she had to get out to go to work. In response, the officer offered to call her a taxi. The woman then proceeds to exit the vehicle and shouts at the officer while attempting to move the barriers. "I got to go to work, what do you want me to do!" The officer asked Deberry-Bostick not to disturb the area, and she replied stating, "I might have to," before getting back into her vehicle and driving through the barriers. As she drove, an officer could be heard repeatedly shouting, "Stop" and "Get out of the car." According to Laurel Police, no festival-goers were harmed. The officer that was struck by her vehicle in the incident did suffer minor injuries. Police say DeBerry-Bostick is facing multiple charges including assault, resisting arrest and reckless endangerment. Big picture view Earlier in the day, an unrelated propane explosion led to the cancellation of the parade portion of the festival. Maryland Representative Glenn Ivey thanked the City of Laurel, first responders, and Baltimore Gass and Electric crews "for their swift action to ensure public safety." "…my thoughts are with everyone affected by this morning's propane tank explosion in Downtown Laurel."
