3 Teens Accused Of Fleeing In A Stolen Car During GA Police Chase

ATLANTA, GA — Three teenagers were accused of fleeing in a stolen Dodge Charger with guns inside during the weekend in Atlanta, the Georgia State Patrol said.

Troopers found the Charger around 10:15 p.m. Saturday and determined it had been stolen in a robbery hours ago, the GSP said.

When troopers tried to stop the car, the GSP said the 17-year-old driver from Stone Mountain fled and prompted a police chase.

The Charger then crashed near the intersection of Marietta and Hampton streets, after which the driver and one of the two passengers ran into a parking garage, the GSP said.

A K9 caught one of the suspects, while the other scaled a small wall and tried to keep running, the GSP said.

Troopers then hit the second suspect with a taser, and they were both taken into custody, the GSP said. A third suspect who was in the Charger was also taken into custody, the GSP said.

Three handguns were recovered from the Charger, one of which was reported as stolen and had an illegally modified switch on it, the GSP said.

Two of the teenagers were 15 years old, the GSP said. They were not identified.

The GSP told Patch the trio facing charges of felony fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless driving, hit and run, two counts of theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a machine gun and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.