CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A wanted felon out of Burke County has been arrested after a brief chase in Caldwell County.
Deputies said when they took 36-year-old Jabaris Rashawn Francis into custody, they found a large quantity of meth and fentanyl inside his car.
Francis is also wanted in McDowell County on assault and kidnapping charges.
He is being held in jail on a $1 million bond, according to the sheriff’s office.
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