CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A Catawba County man was arrested Sunday after leading deputies on a vehicle chase through several counties and stealing two cars, authorities said.
Officials said Keith Allen Willis Jr., 39, stole a truck from a business in Hickory on Friday. He then went to a gas station in the town of Catawba and tried to steal another vehicle from a man in the parking lot. He fought with the man and ran away before authorities got there, deputies said.
Sunday morning, Willis, armed with a knife, stole a vehicle from a woman at a gas station near Oxford School Road and Interstate 40.
Once investigators determined Willis as a suspect, deputies said they found him driving the stolen vehicle on Springs Road. Authorities chased Willis into Alexander County, where he was arrested.
Catawba Co-Keith Allen Willis Jr (39 yoa) has been apprehended following a multi-county vehicle chase after committing two robberies, stealing two vehicles and attempting to steal a third in Catawba County between Friday and Sunday. pic.twitter.com/far9lUyQUf
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Deputies in Catawba County charged Willis with robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, felony fleeing to elude arrest, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of stolen goods.
Police in Hickory charged Willis with larceny of a motor vehicle.
No other details have been released at this point.
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