Lenoir Woman Tries To Outrun Police

32-year-old Tara Nicole Wood of Lenoir was arrested Monday (August 1) by Granite Falls Police Officers. She’s charged with felony counts of flee to elude arrest with a motor vehicle and probation violation. Wood is on probation as a result of a September, 2021 conviction in Catawba County for felony possession of schedule II controlled substance. She received a 24 month suspended sentence following that conviction.

Wood was jailed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under $35,000 secured bond. A District Court date was scheduled Monday, a Superior Court appearance is scheduled for August 22.

Story: Rob Eastwood-WHKY