RUSSELLVILLE-On Saturday, April 13, Russellville Patrol Officers located a stolen vehicle. A vehicle pursuit was initiated. Patrol Officers lost sight of the vehicle for a short time. We located the vehicle again and continued the pursuit. The vehicle reached speeds of 125 mph. During the pursuit, the vehicle rammed a Law Enforcement vehicle from another agency. The pursuit finally came to an end on AL-13 near Knight Road in Haleyville.
Erica Lawler is charged with:
Receiving Stolen Property First Degree
Felony Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer
Possession of a Controlled Substance – meth.
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Reckless Endangerment
Fugitive From Justice (wanted in Tennessee)
Paul Chartrand is charged with:
Receiving Stolen Property First Degree
Felony Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer
Possession of a Controlled Substance – meth.
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Reckless Endangerment
Both suspects will also receive further charges from other agencies. We’d like to thank the other agencies that assisted in this pursuit:
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Phil Campbell Police Department
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Bear Creek Police Department
Haleyville Police Department
Alabama State Troopers
All suspects should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
