Two people were arrested Saturday night after leading Denton police on a pursuit following a robbery.
Officers were called at about 7:30 p.m. for a report that two people ran off with a laptop and cell phone
At about 7:30 p.m., two people were trying to sell a laptop in the 2300 block of South Loop 288 when a male took the victim’s phone and computer and fled in a vehicle, police said.
The victims provided a description of the vehicle and a partial license plate, and an officer spotted the vehicle shortly after.
The vehicle kept going when the officer tried to initiate a traffic stop, and stopped near Oak Street. The driver got out and ran away, police said.
The passenger, 18-year-old Daekwon Jackson, was taken into custody on an outstanding theft warrant. He was charged with failure to identify and robbery.
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Law enforcement from the University of North Texas and the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, a police dog from Northlake and a helicopter from the Texas Department of Public Safety assisted in the search.
With the aid of the helicopter, 17-year-old Artavius Johnson was taken into custody near the storage yard of 84 Lumber, police said.
Johnson was charged with evading arrest, fleeing a police officer and robbery.
