Tayvon Delon Cauthen
20-year old Tayvon Delon Cauthen is in custody.
About 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, a Statesville Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the area of Old Charlotte Road
A short vehicle pursuit ensued after the driver refused to stop after Police activated blue light and siren. During the pursuit, the suspect drove through a yard on Concord Avenue, damaging property. The driver, identified as Cauthen then crashed the vehicle at the dead end of 5th Street Extension and fled on foot, Officers located Cauthen and took him into custody without incident.
A search of the suspect vehicle revealed over 200 grams of marijuana, 10 dosage units of MDMA/Fentanyl mixed, two bottles of Promethazine Hydrochloride, an open container of alcohol, and over $1,200 in cash.
Cauthen was charged with numerous drug, alcohol, and traffic related offenses, including felony flee to elude arrest with a motor vehicle, felony maintain a vehicle or dwelling for controlled substances, possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana, felony possession of a schedule I controlled substance (MDMA), felony possession of a schedule II substance (Fentanyl), possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule I controlled substance, and possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule II controlled substance.
Cauthen is being held in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $55,000 secured bond. An initial court appearance is set for today.
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