A Margate teen is facing a long list of felony charges after police say he led detectives on a dangerous chase across multiple Broward County cities, crashed into a U.S. Postal Service truck, struck a police vehicle, and attempted to flee on foot before being arrested.
According to Margate Police Department arrest records, Joseph Dexter Raymond Watson IV, 18, was taken into custody late on January 20 following an investigation by the Margate Police Department’s Special Operations Division.
Detectives say they were acting on an anonymous Crimestoppers tip related to narcotics activity when they observed a Hertz rental vehicle, initially spotted near Rock Island Road. When detectives attempted a traffic stop, Watson allegedly refused to stop and instead sped away, weaving through traffic, running red lights, and entering residential neighborhoods in Margate and North Lauderdale…