Man sentenced to 12.5 years after high-speed carjacking chase

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Joshua Whittlesey, a resident of Cary, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison and $28,000 in restitution for carjacking.

According to the United States Attorney Eastern District of North Carolina, Whittlesey led police on a high-speed chase, struck a Cary Police dog with the stolen vehicle, and was apprehended in Burlington.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence…

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