Man charged after leading police on a chase with a stolen vehicle used in an armed robbery, sheriffs say

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Winston-Salem man faces a slew of charges after leading deputies on a chase in a stolen vehicle out of Mecklenburg County.

On July 19, around 8:26 p.m., a Lincoln County deputy attempted a traffic stop on a black Chevy Corvette for speeding 80 mph in a 35 mph zone on Unity Church Road. The vehicle did not stop and continued toward the intersection of Unity Church and Highway 16 Business.

Another deputy successfully deployed stop sticks that damaged a tire on the vehicle, but the chase continued south on Highway 16 until it finally came to a stop near the Lincoln/Gaston County line…

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