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A Rhode Island motorcycle influencer faces dozens of criminal charges after sharing videos online which appear to show him flying down motorways.
Ahmed T Al Gburi, 28, of East Providence, was arrested on 29 counts of reckless driving, among other charges, the Rhode Island State Police announced on Monday.
Al Gburi, who goes by BlackHornet1 on social media, was taken into custody after an 'extensive investigation' by the RISP, which reviewed the hundreds of videos his account posted showing him apparently speeding around the state's roadways.
Al Gburi, who has 1.3 million followers across all his social media pages, is currently on house arrest after being released on bail.
Police said he posted 'numerous videos of himself traveling through Rhode Island and neighboring states on his motorcycle, driving recklessly, and sometimes at speeds in excess of 100 [mph].'
'Mr Al Gburi has been terrorizing our highways for months, glorifying reckless driving and broadcasting his exploits on social media,' Colonel Darnell S Weaver said in a statement.
Police also obtained a warrant to search his home, where they found a large capacity ammunition magazine, The Boston Globe reported.
He was charged with 29 counts of reckless driving, three counts of street racing, three counts of eluding law enforcement in a high-speed pursuit, and four counts of prohibited large capacity feeding devices.
Ahmed T Al Gburi, 28, of East Providence, was arrested on 29 counts of reckless driving, among other charges, after the Rhode Island State Police spent months investigating him
Al Gburi 's account posted hundreds of videos of him apparently speeding on roadways
Police said he posted 'numerous videos of himself traveling through Rhode Island and neighboring states on his motorcycle, driving recklessly, and sometimes at speeds in excess of 100 [mph].' He is currently under house arrest
He was arraigned in June before bonding out. Al Gburi is expected back in court on June 24.
The investigation took three months as detectives struggled to identify Al Gburi, as he is often wearing a face covering while riding his bikes in his videos.
Many locals were happy to hear about his arrest, as they described his allegedly reckless driving as 'disgusting' and 'scary' to WJAR.
'I drive the highways a lot every day back and forth to work and things like that happen all the time,' Sha Verry told the outlet. 'I'm glad that they took it seriously.'
'He could kill somebody, not only himself, but somebody else,' Rusty Benway told the outlet.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Al Gburi for comment.
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