Task Force Conducts Roundup in Ride-Out Investigation, First Arrests Made

PITTSBURGH, PA, ( September 3, 2021) -- After months of monitoring 9-1-1 calls and fielding citizen complaints regarding large groups of people riding off-road vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) and dirt bikes recklessly on city streets, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office and the University of Pittsburgh Police initiated a task force to investigate and prosecute these illegal so-called “ride-outs."

The task force has identified the first of several suspects believed to have either participated in, organized, and/or promoted these dangerous events in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.    

On the morning of September 2, police in Pittsburgh and law enforcement partners in neighboring municipalities served the following arrest warrants and confiscated 1 vehicle connected to illegal ride-out activities in Allegheny County: 

Austin Ross, 22, of Oakmont, PA is charged with Recklessly Endangering another Person, Riot, and Disorderly Conduct. 

Zyshon Tot, 23, of McKees Rocks, PA is charged with Recklessly Endangering another Person, Riot, and Possessing Instruments of Crime. 

Corey Doubt, 36, of Pittsburgh, PA is charged with Recklessly Endangering another Person, Disorderly Conduct, and Riot. 

Johnnie Burton, 37, of McKeesport, PA is charged with Endangering the Welfare of Children, Riot, and Criminal Conspiracy. 

Pittsburgh Police would like to thank Allegheny County Sheriffs, University of Pittsburgh Police, and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, for their cooperation and diligent work in helping to arrest these individuals and identify several dozen others in this ongoing investigation. The work of the task force continues and additional arrests are anticipated.