SALISBURY — A Salisbury man has been arrested after police say he fled from a traffic stop after becoming agitated with the police officer.

Officers with the Salisbury Police Department initially responded to a shots fired call in the area of the 800 block of East Reeves Street at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday. There, they found a gray Toyota sitting in the middle of the road, according to a spokesperson for the department. An officer then turned his blue lights on behind the car and the driver of the Toyota pulled into a nearby driveway.

As an officer got out of the car, he noticed the driver attempting to stuff something between the driver’s seat and the console, the spokesperson said. During the stop, the driver allegedly got angry at the officers, eventually refusing to talk and rolling up his window, at which point an officer reportedly asked him to step out of the car.

The driver then put the Toyota in drive and drove away. Police chased him for a short distance before he eventually came to a stop in the 600 block of Lafayette Circle. There, they arrested the driver and searched the vehicle, reportedly finding a bag filled with what appeared to be crack cocaine stuck in between the driver’s seat and the console.

The driver has been identified as 31-year-old Marquise Sential Robinson and was charged with fleeing to elude, resisting a public officer and possession of a schedule II controlled substance. Robinson has previously been convicted of multiple crimes, including assault by pointing a gun, possession of a firearm by a minor, delivering or selling a schedule IV controlled substance and riot and civil disorder.

 

In Salisbury Police Department reports:

• A larceny from a motor vehicle and fraud occurred in the 500 block of Park Avenue between 1 a.m. and 10:18 a.m. on Jan. 19. The total estimated loss was $1,618, which included the victim’s stolen debit card being used after the theft.
• Fraud occurred in the 1000 block of East Lafayette Street at 9 a.m. on Jan. 19. The total estimated loss was $510.
• A theft of a motor vehicle occurred in the 1200 block of Celebration Drive between 9:115 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 5:06 a.m. on Jan. 19.
• A larceny from a motor vehicle occurred in the 600 block of East Cemetery Street between 10 p.m. on Jan. 19 and 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 20. The total estimated loss was $120.
• A larceny from a motor vehicle occurred in the 200 block of Sunset Drive between 4:10 p.m. on Jan. 19 and 9:40 a.m. on Jan. 20. The total estimated loss was $940.
• A larceny from a motor vehicle occurred in the 900 block of Pine Street between 7 p.m. on Jan. 19 and 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 20. The total estimated loss was $43.
• Shoplifting occurred in the 300 block of South Arlington Street at 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 20. The total estimated loss was $89.
• Damage to property occurred in the 800 block of East Innes Street at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 21.
• A larceny occurred in the 300 block of Faith Road between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The total estimated loss was $360.
• A larceny occurred in the 100 block of Mahaley Avenue at 5:38 p.m. on Jan. 21. The total estimated loss was $60.
• A theft of a motor vehicle occurred in the 600 block of Mocksville Avenue between 3:40 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. on Jan. 21.
• A larceny from a motor vehicle occurred in the 600 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard at 10:50 p.m. on Jan. 21. The total estimated loss was $600.
• Marica Tyrone Peck, 52, was charged with a felony probation violation on Jan. 19.

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports:

• The sale of marijuana occurred at Kesler Street at 1:54 p.m. on Jan. 18.
• A larceny occurred in the 100 block of Walton Road between 4 p.m. on Jan. 17 and 2 p.m. on Jan. 18. The total estimated loss was $1,230.
• A theft of a motor vehicle occurred in the 8400 block of Aqua Lane between midnight and noon on Nov. 14, 2023. It was reported on Jan. 18.
• A burglary occurred in the 4400 block of Needmore Road between 8 a.m. and 5:36 p.m. on Jan. 18. The total estimated loss was $50.
• Cruelty to animals occurred at Andover Lane at 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 19.
• Assault with a dangerous weapon and larceny occurred at Hannah Ferry Road at 12:24 a.m. on Jan. 20.
• Fraud by wire, computer or electronic manipulation occurred at Karriker Road between 9:26 a.m. on Jan. 13 and 9:26 a.m. on Jan. 20.
• Marcus Lamont McCain, 48, was charged with three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor on Jan. 18.
• Jason Ian Roberts, 49, was charged with concealment of merchandise on Jan. 18.
• Jennifer Layne Saylor, 44, was charged with a schedule II controlled substance on Jan. 18.
• Matthew Lee Rowland, 41, was charged with breaking and entering of a building on Jan. 18. The charges are related to a burglary that occurred at Rainey Road at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18.
• Edward Lee Coughenour, 56, was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon on Jan. 18.
• Rachel Christine Morrow, 25, was charged with resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer; possession of methamphetamines; and possession of drug paraphernalia on Jan. 19.
• Marlaweh Elizabeth Cole, 28, was charged with trespassing on a school bus after being forbidden and disorderly conduct disturbing the peace on Jan. 19. Cole was charged after allegedly getting onto a Koontz Elementary School bus and yelling at the driver, the bus monitor and the children on the bus about a prior event involving her child. Deputies obtained footage of the incident from the security camera on the bus and school officials chose to press charges, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
• Jamie Lee Wilson, 29, was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on Jan. 19.
• Haywood Jaton White, 49, was charged with resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer; driving without liability insurance; driving without a registration plate on display; failure to carry a registration card; and driving without or with an expired inspection.