CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WHKY) – A Taylorsville man is facing a felony flee to elude arrest charge following a reported pursuit on Interstate 40 in Catawba County. 31-year-old Justin David Pope was arrested Saturday (October 3) by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. According to the arrest warrant, a trooper attempted to stop Pope for speeding on I-40.

The warrant alleges Pope accelerated to more than 115 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour zone, passed another vehicle using the right shoulder, and continued for several miles before stopping in the roadway. Pope is also charged with reckless driving to endanger, speeding, failing to heed a light or siren, improper passing on the right, possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia, expired registration, and expired or no vehicle inspection.

Pope was booked on a $40,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Newton District Court Monday (October 5).