Two teenagers were arrested and charged with leading Lee County Sheriff’s deputies on a dangerous chase through traffic while riding electric motorbikes.
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According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were conducting an area check at Bell Tower Mall over the weekend when they saw a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old driving electric motorbikes in the parking lot. They say the two were driving recklessly while doing wheelies and nearly hitting people.
When deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop, they say both teenagers drove toward South Cleveland Avenue, using the sidewalk and weaving through traffic, putting drivers and pedestrians in danger.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit immediately began assisting deputies by monitoring the teens from overhead as they drove to a house. Deputies quickly located and detained both teens…