WILMINGTON, NC : Suspect arrested after leading deputies on chase over two counties on Friday, December 23rd 2016
Wilmington, North Carolina
A car chase that started in Brunswick County ended when the suspect crashed his vehicle in Wilmington.
According to the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, deputies were trying to pull over a man for speeding and driving erratically just before 3 a.m.
The chase continued into Wilmington and ended when the suspect crashed into a light pole on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge off-ramp to Dawson and Third Streets.
Charles Elliott Brown, 23, was arrested by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and charged with driving while impaired, fleeing to elude arrest, possession of a firearm by a felon, and fugitive out of state. Officials said he is wanted out of Bexar County, Texas on drug charges.
Brown was given a $302,000 bond.
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Suspect arrested after leading deputies on chase over two counties