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Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, played a real-life game of "Grand Theft Auto" on Thursday night, terrorizing several people over the course of 90 minutes before she could be tracked down and arrested by investigators.
The trail of terror began at around 5:05 p.m. on Jan. 25, when officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to Forest Park Drive and Ritchie Road in Capitol Heights, where a driver struck a pedestrian while she was on a sidewalk, leaving her with minor injuries.
Minutes later, at around 5:15 p.m., a second incident was reported on Ritchie Road in Prince George's County, where two people were struck by a car, at which point the driver got out and stabbed a 15-year-old girl, who suffered life-threatening injuries.
A third incident was reported at around 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, in the 680 block of Walker Mill Road, where a man said he had been struck by a car while walking on a sidewalk toward Addison Road.
In this case, the driver then turned around and came back to strike the victim a second time, though those injuries are also considered minor. Another person who was also struck was located in the 1000 block of Addison Road South.
An hour later, at around 6:35 p.m., police say that officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were again called to a stabbing reported in the 9100 block of Annapolis Road in Lanham.
In that case, the victim suffered what were described as "critical injuries."
The investigation into the string of crimes led police to determine the same vehicle - a dark-colored Chevrolet Malibu - was used each time. That car was later tracked to Baltimore, and shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday night, officers spotted Stallings-Brown getting into the suspect car, and she was stopped in the 2300 block of Washington Street.
Officials noted that the Malibu had "significant" front-end damage and a smashed windshield.
Stallings-Brown was arrested in Baltimore and taken back to Prince George's County to answer for her crimes.
“The crimes Stallings-Brown committed occurred across three different police divisions in span of an hour-and-a half," Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz said. "Commanders and investigators in each of these divisions worked aggressively to interview victims and witnesses and attempt to locate any video or images of the suspect.
"Investigators were able to determine the crimes were all linked and committed by one female suspect," he continued. "Within six hours of her first crime, PGPD detectives identified, located and arrested her in Baltimore."
The motives for Stallings-Brown's crimes remain unclear, and police believe that she seemingly chose her victims at random.
Stallings-Brown was arrested and charged with dozens of offenses that include multiple counts of attempted first degree murder, assault and additional charges related to striking the pedestrians.
She is being held in the custody of the Prince George's County Department of Corrections.
"I am proud of each of these officers," Aziz added. "They worked with a determination to arrest the suspect who would so brazenly come into our community and cause harm to six victims. We wish each of these victims well in their recoveries.”
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