HIGH POINT, N.C. — A 19-year-old and a juvenile were arrested Wednesday morning after police said they robbed a taxi cab driver, taking the cab on a police chase in High Point.
Around 6:33 a.m. police said they got a report about a cab driver who was robbed by two suspects on the 4800 block of West Wendover Avenue.
The driver said the suspects had a weapon and took off with his taxi.
Police found the taxi, sparking a short chase.
The suspects crashed the cab at the intersection of Skeet Club Road and Johnson Street.
19-year-old Malachi Wharton tried to run from the scene but police caught him shortly after and arrested him.
A juvenile was also charged and taken to the Juvenile Detention Facility in Greensboro.
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