Two men were jailed after a chase Monday with speeds reaching 130 miles per hour.
Jacques Ali Vereen, 29, of 619 Mollie Rd., Whiteville, as charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest and multiple traffic violations, as well as failure to appear. He was held under $11,000 secured bond.
L’Keir Murchison, 18, of Collins Place, Elizabethtown, was held under $8,000 secured bond. He was held for Bladen County authorities, where he was wanted for multiple charges of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, failure to disperse, inciting a riot, and other charges.
Colum bus county deputies were on patrol at Smyrna road and U.s. 701 North when they noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming form a blue Chrysler 300, according to the report. They followedthe car for a short distance to confirm the odor was from the Chrysler, and initiated a traffic sotp.
Vereen allegedly fled at a high rate of speed through a red light at Smyrna and U.S. 701, driving into oncoming traffic and through stop signs.
“Speeds reached 130 (miles per hour) multiple timed during the chase,” the report said.
The driver made a turn and lost control, and the car came to rest on the right side of the roadway. Vereen was “assisted out of the vehicle and put into restraints.”
No injuries were reported.
We have reached out to Bladen County for details about Murchison’s charges, and will update this story when they become available.
