Two Charged Following Stolen Vehicle Pursuit

MOORESVILLE, NC – The Mooresville Police Department (MPD) brought charges and served warrants on two suspects following a stolen vehicle pursuit.

On Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 10:21 a.m., MPD Officers received an Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) alert pursuant to a stolen motor vehicle traveling on Highway 150. Officers located the vehicle near Bluefield Road and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the suspect vehicle fled.

MPD Officers pursued the suspect vehicle on I-77 southbound to the Exit 9a/Remount Road area. One suspect fled the stopped vehicle on foot and was quickly apprehended by Officers. A total of two suspects were taken into custody by MPD. 

The passenger, Skylar Raine Wilson, 18 of Fort Mill, was served with an active Common Law Robbery warrant out of Mecklenburg County. Wilson was placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $5,000 secured bond.

The driver, Christian Jose Dos Santos, 20 of Charlotte, was charged with (F) Flee to Elude, (F) Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle, two counts of (M) Hit and Run, (M) Careless and Reckless Driving, and (M) Driving Without an Operator’s License. Dos Santos was also served with two active South Carolina warrants for Larceny of a Motor Vehicle and for Failure to Stop for Blue Lights. Dos Santos was placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under $150,000 secured bond for MPD charges and $100,000 secured bond for South Carolina warrants.