Man, teenager both arrested after drug investigation in Robeson County Darrell Austin Locklear (Source: Robeson Co. Sheriff s Office) By WMBF News Staff | January 31, 2021 at 3:23 PM EST - Updated January 31 at 3:23 PM
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WMBF) - A teenager and a man in Robeson County are now in custody following a drug investigation, according to officials.
Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said Sunday that investigators attempted to stop a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu on Saturday as part of an investigation into recent overdoses in the area of Highway 74 and Cabinet Shop Road.
The driver, later identified as a 17-year-old juvenile, refused to stop and led deputies on a pursuit. Wilkins said the teenager drove “erratically” on the intersection of Highway 710 North and Deep Branch Road, almost causing a collision as he was throwing narcotics out of the window.