LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A deputy was hurt while chasing down a man after a high-speed pursuit early Monday morning in Lincoln County.
Officials said a deputy was driving west on Highway 73 around 2 a.m. when he got behind a white Ford Explorer driven by 21-year-old Jhamari Sowell.
According to deputies, when the cruiser got close to the truck, Sowell sped off toward Business Highway 16, crashed on Ben McLain Lane and hopped out.
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Several deputies chased Sowell through some woods behind a home.
When Deputy M. Farra finally caught up with him, officials said the deputy broke his arm while trying to make the arrest.
Farra and Sowell were both taken to a hospital for treatment.
Sowell has been charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest, reckless driving to endanger, speeding, driving while impaired, no operator's license and failing to stop for a stop sign.
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