Officer flips his SUV while perusing 2 felons who had just robbed a store

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officer flips his SUV while perusing 2 felons who had just robbed a store on Saturday morning

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man and woman are facing charges after an armed robbery in Winston-Salem and a pursuit that left a police vehicle overturned and an officer hurt, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release.

On Friday, at 5:36 p.m., Winston-Salem officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Subway located on 1527 Peter’s Creek Parkway.

A customer said a man and a woman came in, and the man robbed him.

When the customer tried to confront the suspects, the man pulled out a gun. The two suspects then drove away. The business itself was not robbed.

WSPD detectives identified 26-year-old Jashawn Jawan Spruill and 28-year-old Katlynn Dazjahnae Bethea as potential suspects and identified the suspect vehicle.

A warrant was obtained for Spruill for robbery with a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed gun.

On Saturday, around 6:57 a.m., WSPD officers found the suspect vehicle parked in front of a home on Northwest Boulevard.

When officers tried to approach it, the vehicle drove away, and a pursuit began.

The pursuit entered US 421 northbound from Peter’s Creek Parkway. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle crashed into another vehicle going west on US 421.

The suspect continued to flee, and a WSPD officer used his vehicle to try to stop the suspect vehicle and end the pursuit, police say.

During the maneuver, both vehicles hit the center concrete median barrier, and the officer’s vehicle overturned onto the roof.

A second WSPD officer used his vehicle to stop the suspect vehicle and end the pursuit on US 421 near Peter’s Creek Parkway.

Aftermath
The driver of the suspect vehicle was identified as Bethea, and Spruill was a passenger. Both were taken into custody.

A teenage juvenile was also in the vehicle but was released to the custody of an adult and was not a suspect in the robbery.

The WSPD officer whose vehicle overturned was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries.

The officer has since been released. No other officers were injured.

Bethea reported minor injuries and was treated by EMS. The other people in the suspect vehicle were not hurt.

Bethea faces the following charges and several traffic infractions:

Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
felony Fleeing to Elude
Child Abuse
Driving While License Revoked
Careless and Reckless Driving
hit-and-run