DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – A Mount Olive man is in jail following an investigation into a stolen vehicle and a dramatic ATV chase.
Authorities say a car reported stolen in early February near Mount Olive was recovered on March 10. The discovery led to arrest warrants being issued for 25-year-old Alex King.
On Friday, Duplin County deputies located and arrested King after a pursuit on an ATV in the Albertson area.
King faces multiple felony charges, including:
Felony larceny of a motor vehicle
Felony larceny
Felony possession of stolen property
Felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle
Felony obtaining property by false pretense
Felony fleeing to elude arrest
He is also charged with reckless driving and possession of drug paraphernalia.
King was booked into the Duplin County Jail without bond.