NC police catch all 4 suspects after car chase, crash of stolen TV news car
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has captured all four of the armed suspects it had been looking for since they fled their car after a high-speed chase Saturday morning.
The chase took place on Highway 64 in Chatham County.
Officials said that around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, a North Carolina trooper chased a vehicle for speeding 95 mph in a 65 mph zone. The chase ended east of Siler City about 15 minutes later when the vehicle spun out into the median. The suspects then ran away, leaving the vehicle behind.
Saturday evening, the Highway Patrol identified two of the people it had arrested as Adrian Lowry, 24, of Jacksonville, Florida, and a juvenile. Lowry and the juvenile were taken to the Chatham County Detention Facility.
Lowry has been charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm and resisting a public officer.
Marcus Brown, 19, of Jacksonville, was taken into custody late Saturday night, after he stole a WRAL News car and fled in it, according to Highway Patrol.
Brown was pursued by troopers and crashed into a Highway Patrol car shortly after. He has been charged with fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle, possession of a weapon of mass destruction and larceny of a motor vehicle.
The fourth suspect, whose name has not been released, was arrested Sunday morning, according to Highway Patrol.
First off, I’m okay.
One of the two suspects in the Chatham County manhunt just stole my car and crashed it head-on into a State Trooper after a short chase.
We’re shaken up, but we’re coming back live on @WRAL in a few minutes. pic.twitter.com/kkao3EpfTP— Keenan Willard (@KeenanWRAL) July 4, 2021
NCSHP said several firearms were discovered during the investigation and will be processed with the help of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Highway Patrol did not say where the suspects were captured.
A reverse 911 message went out to residents within a two-mile radius Saturday morning advising them to secure their doors, stay inside, and remain vigilant while a search was underway.
NCSHP led the investigation with the help of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Wildlife Resources Commission and Carrboro Police Department.
