Arrest made after explosive street takeover video shows mob ambushing couple during fiery car meetup

New York City authorities person made an apprehension successful the caught-on-camera amerciable thoroughfare takeover that ended with a mates being brutally beaten and a neighbor’s car being acceptable ablaze by a radical of rowdy drivers.  

Justin Aguilera, 19, is facing a slew of charges, including pack assault, riot, battle and trespassing, City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who represents the neighborhood, said successful a societal media station Thursday. 

The charges stem from a convulsive car meet-up successful the Queens vicinity of Malba astir 12:30 a.m. connected Nov. 23, successful which a hubby and woman were allegedly attacked successful the beforehand gait of their home, according to police. Aguilera was the "main battle perpetrator," according to Paladino. 

"We each saw the blurry videos," Paladino said. "You cognize however hard it was to way a car and to way the [license] plate? [It] didn't travel easy, but they got the occupation done. We're conscionable getting started, but it's a hellhole of a mode to start."

VIDEO SHOWS WILD NEIGHBORHOOD STREET TAKEOVER AS VIOLENT MOB PUMMELS COUPLE, BURNS TRUCK

Footage shared by New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino shows a radical of individuals watching arsenic a car is acceptable ablaze during a vicinity thoroughfare takeover successful Malba, Queens connected Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.  (@VickieforNYC/X)

Video captured of the incidental shows cars doing donuts successful the residential thoroughfare arsenic fireworks were acceptable off, with 1 of the neighbors’ vehicles going up successful flames. 

Larry Rusch, a backstage information defender who lives successful the area, heard the chaos extracurricular his location and went extracurricular to observe astir 40 vehicles racing done the street, The New York Post reported. 

In what was yet a futile effort to defuse the situation, Rusch reportedly parked 1 of his vehicles successful the intersection to effort to artifact the drivers from causing adjacent much damage.

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Footage shared by New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino shows a radical of individuals watching arsenic a car is acceptable ablaze during a vicinity thoroughfare takeover successful Malba, Queens connected Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.  (@VickieforNYC/X)

"As soon arsenic I did that, everyone started leaving," Rusch told The Post. "Then 2 individuals spell up to the car. Somehow they threw immoderate benignant of firework oregon thing and lit the car up. Then the melee started again."

As the incidental was unfolding, Blake Ferrer, different vicinity resident, was reportedly attacked by the convulsive mob portion attempting to support his home. 

"When I came out, I said, ‘Bro, you gotta get the f--- disconnected my property,’" Ferrer told The Post. "And that’s erstwhile it each started."

'NOBODY'S IN CONTROL' AS CHAOTIC STREET TAKEOVERS TERRORIZE CITIES ACROSS US: CRIME EXPERT

Photos shared by Councilwoman Vickie Paladino amusement the aftermath of a convulsive vicinity thoroughfare takeover, successful which a mates was brutally assaulted and a car was torched successful Malba, a vicinity located successful Queens, New York, connected Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.  (@CMvpaladino/X)

Footage shows a ample radical of radical descending connected Ferrer and his woman successful the couple’s beforehand yard, leaving the antheral with a breached nose, enarthrosis and ribs. 

Within a fewer hours of the alleged beatdown, Aguilera was arrested for driving with a suspended license, which yet gave investigators the accidental to way and place him, according to Paladino. 

Officials besides seized the main stunt conveyance allegedly utilized successful the amerciable takeover earlier this week, with Paladino adding that the NYPD is presently tracking further persons of involvement arsenic the probe remains ongoing.

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Aguilera was acceptable to beryllium arraigned successful a Queens courtroom connected Friday morning. The NYPD did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

Following the incident, Paladino said she volition beryllium moving alongside the Department of Transportation and NYPD to find caller infrastructure additions to assistance combat akin thoroughfare takeovers successful the future. 

"This is not over," Paladino said. "And I americium not going to fto this spell until everyone progressive faces consequences."