INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — There was a stolen car, a police chase, and now a full-scale investigation in the Gifford area after deputies say multiple suspects fled a crashed vehicle early Tuesday morning.
According to Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers, deputies attempted to stop a vehicle driving erratically just after sunrise. The driver refused to stop, leading deputies on a short pursuit that ended on 42nd Street.
WATCH: 2 in custody after early-morning chase
Indian River County Sheriff's Office (IRCSO) deputies arrested two individuals Tuesday morning after they had stolen a vehicle from a neighboring county.
IRCSO deputies say they saw a vehicle driving recklessly in a residential area before fleeing from deputies down a dead-end road. The car then drove through a Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway fence.
Two individuals were quickly taken into custody. One of them is a juvenile, the other was identified as 19-year-old Javonte Chambliss.
“That guy is a known-history burglar,” Sheriff Flowers said.
WATCH: IRCSO body-cam footage of chase
The vehicle was confirmed to be stolen from St. Lucie County with a stolen Indian River County tag. IRCSO said that this is not the first time these suspects have stolen a vehicle.
Sheriff Flowers believes more suspects may have been inside the vehicle and says detectives are processing it for fingerprints and DNA.
“At least two fled out of the vehicle. There may have been a third one,” Flowers said. “We’ll process the vehicle and find out who else was in it.”
The sheriff says his deputies may have stopped the group before they could commit additional crimes in the area. The investigation remains active.
