ROWAN COUNTY– The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office was working traffic enforcement on northbound Interstate 85 on July 2nd and attempted to stop a 2008 BMW with a fraudulent South Carolina temporary tag, according to a news release.
This resulted in a chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
After diverting off Interstate 85, the vehicle proceeded to North Long Street in East Spencer, North Carolina, and eventually struck a mailbox, after careening through a yard at Robinson Road, according to officials.
After striking the mailbox, the driver is accused of exiting the vehicle with a handgun and running across Long Street toward the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks.
The driver was arrested and identified as Jadarius Marticee McCullough, a 22 year old male, who claimed to be a student at Guilford Tech in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to a news release.
During the pursuit of the vehicle, deputies say they recovered a small quantity of marijuana that had been thrown from the vehicle. The gun was not recovered.
McCullough was charged with felony fleeing to elude; carrying a concealed weapon; reckless driving; resist, obstruct and delay a public officer; and speeding while attempting to elude.
