Two Taken Into Custody After Stolen Vehicle Pursuit
Sep 16, 2024
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – The Mooresville Police Department arrested and charged two individuals after a pursuit on I-77 in a stolen vehicle, according to a news release.
The release states that in the morning of September 15, police were alerted to a stolen vehicle on Highway 150 and attempted to make a stop, but the suspect vehicle fled and was followed by a pursuit on I-77.
The pursuit continued to the Remount Road area, where one suspect fled on foot before being apprehended, as said by police, with a total of two suspects being taken into custody.
The passenger of the vehicle, 18-year-old Skylar Wilson, was served with an active common law robbery warrant out of Mecklenburg County.
The driver of the vehicle, 20-year-old Christian Dos Santos, was charged with:
Felony flee to elude
Felony possession of stolen motor vehicle
Two counts of hit and run
Careless and reckless driving
Driving Without an operator’s license
Dos Santos was also served with two active South Carolina warrants for larceny of a motor vehicle and failure to stop for blue lights.