{"id":30315,"date":"2025-09-30T16:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/?p=30315"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:47:44","slug":"road-rage-investigation-leads-to-felony-drug-and-gun-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2025\/09\/30\/road-rage-investigation-leads-to-felony-drug-and-gun-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Rage Investigation Leads To Felony Drug And Gun Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(BALTIMORE, MD) \u2013 A Baltimore City man is facing felony narcotics and firearms-related charges following a Maryland State Police investigation.<\/p>\n

The accused is identified as Malik Jamil Pleasant, 29, of Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0 Pleasant was arrested on September 22nd<\/sup> by the Maryland State Apprehension Team \/ US Marshal\u2019s Capital Region Fugitive Task Force on an open arrest warrant issued by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for violation of probation related to a prior charge for conspiracy to commit first-degree assault. \u00a0The warrant stems from violations of probation relating to Pleasant\u2019s prior conviction in a Baltimore City shooting case. Pleasant is currently held without bail at the Baltimore Central Booking Intake Facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In September 2025, investigators working the Maryland State Police Highway Gun Crimes Initiative developed information related to Pleasant\u2019s whereabouts and involvement in firearm\/narcotics violations during the investigation of an unrelated road-rage case.\u00a0 After coordination with the Maryland State Apprehension Team, Pleasant, a wanted fugitive, was arrested in Baltimore City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following Pleasant\u2019s arrest and based on additional casework by investigators working the MSP Highway Gun Crimes Initiative, authorized search warrants were executed on Pleasant\u2019s home and vehicles.\u00a0 Over 850 suspected fentanyl pills, a handgun, a detailed drug ledger, a ballistic vest, and other evidence was seized.\u00a0 Pleasant is prohibited from possessing firearms, ammunition, or ballistic vests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On September 25, as a result of the search warrants and additional investigation, the District Court for Baltimore City issued an arrest warrant charging Pleasant with possession with intent to distribute narcotics, felony possession of a large amount of fentanyl, illegal firearms possession, illegal possession of body armor, and other charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Maryland Department of State Police is dedicated to creating safer communities within Maryland, including actively addressing all reported incidents of gun violence on our highways. Police continue to seek information in the investigations into the murders of Delonte Hicks, Charles Marks, and Nyah Hairston. Police urge anyone with information relating to these investigations or other highway gun crimes, to contact investigators by calling 410-538-1887. Callers may remain anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONTACT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(BALTIMORE, MD) \u2013 A Baltimore City man is facing felony narcotics and firearms-related charges following a Maryland State Police investigation. The accused is identified as Malik Jamil Pleasant, 29, of Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0 Pleasant was arrested on September 22nd by the Maryland State Apprehension Team \/ US Marshal\u2019s Capital Region Fugitive Task Force on an open  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[116,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maryland-state-police-highway-gun-crimes-initiative-hgc","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30317,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30315\/revisions\/30317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}