CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police need your help locating a man accused of stealing a CMPD patrol cruiser and driving away while in handcuffs.
Investigators say Dontray Pharr was placed under arrest during a traffic stop on Sunset Road just before 4pm on July 24th. Police say during the traffic stop, Pharr was handcuffed behind his back and placed in the back of a marked patrol vehicle. During a search of his vehicle, Pharr is accused of moving his handcuffs in front of him and squeezing through a very small window in the interior of the patrol car that was open to allow air conditioning into the prisoner area. Pharr is then accused of driving away in the vehicle.
Dontray Pharr
Police found the marked unit a short time later, unoccupied, at Hidden Creek Drive and Tansy Drive. Members of the K-9 Unit and the Aviation Unit searched the area but were not able to locate Pharr.
He is currently wanted on multiple warrants for larceny of motor vehicle, possession of counterfeit instruments, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, resist delay obstruct, flee to elude arrest, impersonating law enforcement, aggressive driving and injury to personal property.
CMPD is currently reviewing potential modifications to these windows to prevent this type of incident from happening again in the future. Anyone with information on Pharr’s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
