A 26-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly led police on a chase exceeding 100 mph in York County.
Deveon Tashon Johnson, 26, of Atlanta, Georgia, is charged with felony eluding police and possession of marijuana, according to York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Shelley Ward.
A deputy was on routine patrol in the 1100 block of George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17) around 1:45 a.m. Sunday when he saw a gray sedan traveling at a “high rate of speed,” Ward said.
The deputy pursued the vehicle past the York County/Newport News line until the driver pulled over near the Interstate 64 on-ramp off Victory Boulevard, Ward said.
When deputies approached the vehicle, they smelled the odor of marijuana, Ward said.
Johnson was arrested and taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail in Williamsburg.
Online court case records show Johnson has been released on bail. He is scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 17. in the York-Poquoson General District Court.
