A Georgia couple was arrested after leading Cherokee County deputies on a police chase.
Sheriff Jeff Shaver said the Tuesday pursuit began on Alabama Highway 9 north of Cedar Bluff after the authorities tried to stop the vehicle for not having a license plate. They later determined the vehicle was stolen from Georgia.
The chase ended at the intersection of Georgia Highway 20 near Plant Hammond, and the two suspects were taken into custody with the help of Floyd County Police department. He identified the suspects as Nicholas J. Ashley, 25, and Catherine G. Sartin, 26, both of Rome, Ga. He said illegal drugs were found inside the vehicle.
Ashley was arrested on an outstanding Georgia warrant. Sartin was arrested on theft charges. They pair is being held in the Floyd County Jail pending extradition back to Cherokee County.
Shaver said both face additional charges of receiving stolen property, attempting to elude, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.