ROCKINGHAM — A man and woman are facing charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle and running from the cops.
According to arrest warrants, Clyde Wayne Butler Jr. of Wadesboro and Cherie Nicole Williams of East Rockingham stole a 2011 Kia Forte on Aug. 26, just three days after Butler’s birthday.
A deputy with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office reportedly chased the vehicle, with Butler driving 65 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to court documents.
Butler jumped from the vehicle and ran, but was arrested on Aug. 28, documents show.
Williams also allegedly ran from a Rockingham Police officer, but was caught and arrested.
Both are charged with one felony count each of larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and one misdemeanor count of resisting a public officer.
Butler was also charged with fleeing to elude arrest in a motor vehicle and driving with a revoked license.
Williams was released from jail Aug. 31 on a surety appearance bond, records show.
Butler remains in the Richmond County Jail, where records show he is also charged with two counts of failure to appear on a misdemeanor. He is being held under a combined $20,000 secured bond and a combined $1,000 secured bond on the FTAs.
They are scheduled to appear in court Sept. 10.
Online court records show Williams has a pending misdemeanor charge in Anson County for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Records with the N.C. Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction show Butler was first convicted in 2004 of damage to property.
In 2011, he was convicted of: misdemeanor larceny in Anson County; possessing stolen goods in Richmond County; driving with a revoked license in Scotland County; and felony obtaining property with false coins or tokens and misdemeanor larceny in Moore County.
Butler’s probation was revoked at the end of that year and he spent nine months incarcerated.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
