Authorities arrested two men accused of leading officers and troopers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 85 in a stolen Mercedes.
The chase happened around 10:54 a.m. on I-85 southbound in Gwinnett County, but it started in Hall County. Dashcam captured the moment Suwanee police used a PIT maneuver to stop the suspects.
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Gainesville police say they were called to an area near Lakeshore Mall where a man said he met with two men he met on Facebook Marketplace to sell his black Mercedes S550.
While taking it on a test drive, he says the men, later identified as Christopher Burnett and Christopher Wright, pulled out guns and demanded his phone and wallet before speeding off in the car.
Law enforcement used a GPS tracker in the car to find where it was going.
“Suwanee PD being a great, great team member, had their officers in position, waiting for that vehicle and they attempted to stop it,” said Capt. Justin Martin, Gainesville Police Department.
Suwanee police spotted the car near Sugarloaf Parkway and requested help from GSP with a chase.
The suspects crashed into a guardrail and a concrete barrier before they got out of the stolen car and ran off.
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Troopers and officers arrested both Burnett and Wright, and they said they found a fake gun in the vehicle. Only minor injuries were reported.
Both Burnett and Wright face charges of hijacking a motor vehicle and armed robbery. They remain in the Hall County jail on no bond.
Martin recommended online sellers use safer places to meet customers.
“Use designated e-commerce locations,” he said. “Here in Gainesville, we have those in our police department parking lot.”
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