Report: Dirt Bike Ride Turns Into Chase On Cleveland Road
CLAYTON — What started as a deputy’s routine patrol on Cleveland Road turned into a quick chase Tuesday afternoon when two dirt bike riders decided not to stop, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 4:20 p.m. on Dec. 9, a deputy spotted two riders on dirt bikes in the 9400 block of Cleveland Road. When the deputy tried to pull them over, the pair reportedly veered off the highway and raced down a path toward a wooded area.
The riders then reportedly cut through a nearby subdivision and then back onto Cleveland Road, reaching speeds between 55 and 60 mph as the deputy followed.
The pursuit came to an abrupt end when one rider tried to make a sharp turn off the roadway and lost control. Both riders surrendered immediately.
Brandon Timothy Robitaille, 21, of Garner, and a juvenile were taken into custody. Robitaille faces charges of felony fleeing to elude arrest, speeding and reckless driving. The juvenile will be charged in juvenile court.
Deputies seized both dirt bikes under North Carolina’s Run and Done law, which allows confiscation of vehicles used to flee law enforcement.
No injuries were reported.
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What a great role model he is. Teaching a juvenile to run from LE. If they had just stopped, they would still have their dirt bikes.
Thank God for Joco sheriffs department, really making it a safer place to be. Couldn’t think of any other crimes more important and urgent as this one 😂
What was he supposed to do, hand them a medal?
These two dealt the hand….
Truth
I thought yall had the cops beat. Next time try the woods on Josephine rd for an escape rout I mean da*n they call em dirt bikes for a reason
So your the one cutting through my people’s field wait till we catch you
Auction off the dirt bikes and give the money to charity.
Wish troopers would come around partridge and bonnie once in a while. It has slowed down a bit but nice weather all day and night. So.e with land should make a place they can legally ride and charge admission.
Glad the JCSO got these hardened criminals.