By Shavonne Potts
spotts@salisburypost.com
A Sunday afternoon car chase that crossed three counties ended on Stokes Ferry Road and led to the arrest of three men.
Rowan County dispatchers received a call at 4:48 p.m. that an alleged robbery suspect was entering the county and was being followed by a victim, a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office press release said.
Rowan sheriff’s deputies responded to the Bringle Ferry Road area. The chase began in Davidson County and at some point entered Stanly County on High Rock Road. The suspect drove north on N.C. 49 from Richfield.
Rowan Sheriff’s deputies stopped the 2000 Chevy they had been chasing at N.C. 49 at Stokes Ferry Road, the release said.
The three men who were in the vehicle were: O’Bryant Black, 21; Brandon Jordan, 23; and Edward Lee Beaty, 24.
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office charged the men. Official charges have not been released by Davidson yet.
Black was said to have been the driver, Jordan and Beaty were front and rear passengers, respectively.
A handgun and cash were found in the vehicle, all of which were seized by Davidson County deputies, according to the report.
Deputies also found a small amount of marijuana and pills that were identified as oxycodone.
For more details see Tuesday’s Post.
Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.