FLETCHER, N.C. (WLOS) — A man is in custody after Fletcher police accuse him of leading officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle, then stealing another vehicle at a gas station hours later.
Police said Billy Edmond Day, 18, was arrested Feb. 11, 2026, and charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, felony fleeing to elude arrest, careless and reckless driving, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving without a license.
Fletcher police say an officer tried to stop a car reported stolen from Transylvania County early Wednesday morning when the driver fled. The officer briefly pursued the vehicle before stopping the chase “due to the suspect’s reckless driving and the safety hazards involved in further pursuit.”…