Two arrested and charged after vehicle pursuit ends with crash in Fletcher

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Henderson County Sheriff's Office reports two people were taken into custody on Friday after being accused of armed robbery and leading authorities on a chase.

The sheriff's office says on the early afternoon of April 16, deputies responded to a report of an individual being robbed by subjects with a handgun in the parking lot at 50 Cross Roads Drive in Mills River. The victim provided a description of the suspects and suspect vehicle as it was last seen headed towards Fletcher on Highway 280, officials say.

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Officers with the Hendersonville Police Department located the suspect vehicle on Airport Road and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Officials say the vehicle fled from the officers, leading them on a vehicle chase.

The pursuit continued from Airport Road onto US 25 towards Fletcher, where the suspect vehicle collided with another vehicle at the intersection of US 25 and Fanning Bridge Road.

The sheriff's office says the two suspects then got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, but were apprehended by officers a few moments later.

Officials say a handgun that was used in the robber was located and seized.

The Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division conducted the investigation into the robbery and filed the appropriate charges on the suspects and the Fletcher Police Department filed charges on the suspect driver for various motor vehicle violations as well, officials report.

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Peyton Alexander Graham, 22, of Hendersonville, was arrested and charged with one count each of the following:

• Armed Robbery
• Conspiracy of Robbery With a Dangerous Weapon
• Flee to Elude Arrest
• Reckless Driving to Endanger
• Failure to Heed Blue Lights and Siren
• Possession of Firearm by Felon
• Resist, Delay, Obstruct a Law Enforcement Officer
• Failure to Stop for Red Light
• Graham’s bond was set at $145,850 secured

Candice Rae Beattie, 22, of Hendersonville, was arrested and charged with one count each of the following:

• Conspiracy of Robbery With a Dangerous Weapon
• Resist, Delay, Obstruct a Law Enforcement Officer
• Beattie’s bond was set at $50,300 secured

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