Joseph Radames Rodriguez, a 24-year-old Mooresville resident, was arrested Saturday shortly before midnight after fleeing a traffic stop, striking a deputy and leading police on a pursuit. The pursuit concluded when his vehicle crashed into a BP gas station. Deputies recovered crack cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia from his vehicle and Rodriguez was issued a no-bond status.
The incident began when Deputy J. Raper of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team saw drug paraphernalia on the passenger seat of Rodriguez’s Dodge Ram during a traffic stop. Rodriguez, who also had an active warrant for breaking and entering in Mecklenburg County, then fled the scene.
The traffic stop occurred at the intersection of Williford Road and Eternal Drive. After Deputy Raper asked Rodriguez to exit his vehicle, Rodriguez fled at a high rate of speed, striking Raper with a portion of the truck’s side.
Raper was not injured during the incident…