Armed robbery in Union County leads to chase, crash in Charlotte neighborhood

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investigators said four people, including two minors, are in custody after an armed robbery in Union County led to a chase and crash in a northwest Charlotte neighborhood Wednesday.

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Channel 9 arrived on scene just after noon and saw a red Kia that crashed near Pleasant Grove Road and Clinton Drive.

Pleasant Grove Road

Investigators said the incident started after two masked, armed men forced an employee at A Wireless in Indian Trail to fill a bag with mobile phones.

Deputies, who were nearby assisting with a holiday parade, responded immediately and quickly shared information on the suspects and their vehicle – a red Lexus – with surrounding law enforcement agencies, including the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

From the air, CMPD followed the Lexus and watched as the suspects abandoned it in a driveway on Stallings Road and started towards Charlotte in a Kia Sorento.

CMPD then attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver would not pull over. The chase ended in a crash on Pleasant Grove Road a few minutes later.

Two suspects were taken into custody at the scene. Two other suspects ran off, but were quickly arrested.

Nineteen-year-olds Sean Rutherford and Olquandri McNeal are being held in the Union County Jail. Two juvenile suspects are also in custody.

Rutherford and McNeal

All four suspects face charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, five counts of second degree kidnapping and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

In addition to recovering several stolen mobile devices, two handguns were seized.

According to police, the Lexus and the two guns had been reported stolen.

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