LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A Charlotte man was arrested following a police pursuit that started with a theft at a discount retail store in Lincoln County, police said.
Daniel Hugh Dockery, 17, was caught around 2:20 a.m. in Gaston County after he lost control of his gold SUV and hit a guardrail after allegedly stealing BB guns, CO2 cartridges and ammunition from the Walmart on state route 73, police said.
Police said an officer turned on his emergency lights and siren in an attempt to stop Dockery's vehicle, but he increased his speed.
When Dockery approached the Highway 273 exit in Gaston County, he crashed into a guardrail, police said.
Two other deputies helped get the four occupants out of the SUV.
All four people in the SUV were taken to the hospital.
Deputies said they found three stolen BB pistol boxes, one BB pistol, two boxes of CO2 cartridges and a container with 2,400 BB pellets.
Deputies said they also found 80 Xanax pills and 11 grams of marijuana packaged for sale.
Dockery was charged with one felony count each of possession of a controlled substance Schedule VI with the intent to manufacture, possession of a controlled substance Schedule II with the intent to manufacture and speeding to elude arrest.
Dockery was also charged with one misdemeanor count each for no operator's license, possession of drug paraphernalia, larceny and possession of stolen goods.
Dockery was taken to the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $20,000 secured bail.
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