CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two people were arrested when a police chase from Cabarrus County ended in Charlotte late Wednesday night, deputies said.
A Cabarrus County deputy stopped a driver a little after 11 p.m., according to the sheriff's office. After the deputy approached the vehicle, investigators say the driver sped away from the scene and a pursuit was initiated. Deputies canceled the pursuit when it became too reckless, the sheriff's office said.
At some point during the chase, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police were asked to assist with its helicopter, which followed the suspect's vehicle into Charlotte. The vehicle stopped somewhere near Interstate 77, where two people got out and ran from police. Both suspects were taken into custody by CMPD officers who converged on the area.
The suspects were identified as 33-year-old Jonathan Allen Moore and 22-year-old Savannah Diann Fleetwood. Moore was charged with felony flee to elude arrest, assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, speeding, DWI, open container, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. He is being held under a $75,000 bond in Cabarrus County.
Fleetwood was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance. She was given a $5,000 bond.
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