CHARLOTTE — An armed robbery suspect is in jail after leading police on a chase from Gaston County to west Charlotte early Thursday morning, police said.
Lowell Police Chief Carl Moore told Channel 9′s Gina Esposito the suspect, Chrisaud Brewster, is accused of armed robbery and was seen driving in a stolen vehicle before wrecking on Wilkinson Boulevard at Interstate 485 around 2:30 a.m., Moore said.
LPD said it all started when officers spotted the suspect’s stolen SUV off Wilkinson Boulevard near Westover Street in Lowell. A BOLO was issued for him.
“The bolo was that he was wanted in an armed robbery, a possible suspect in armed robbery,” Moore explained.
When the driver didn’t stop, police said the Brewster led them on a chase along Wilkinson Boulevard before crashing in west Charlotte.
Moore told Channel 9 it was a single-vehicle accident and no officers were involved or hurt in the crash.
One Lowell police cruiser was disabled due to a mechanical issue and towed from the scene, police said. No officers were hurt.
“I think the officers handled it the way they should have. They apprehend a dangerous suspect,” said Lowell Police Chief Carl Moore. “Whose to say he’s not going to go hurt somebody else.”
Brewster was transported to a Charlotte-area hospital to be checked out for injuries from the crash, according to LPD. He was later released and booked into jail.
Gastonia police said Brewster was originally wanted for a robbery and a stolen vehicle out of Gastonia.
He’s now facing charges for that, assault on a female, and new charges of fleeing to elude arrest connected to the chase.
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