ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Three people are in custody after fleeing into the woods after a car chase Friday night in Robeson County, authorities said.

The car chase started near Pembroke, and involved a stolen vehicle, Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said.

North Carolina Highway Patrol assisted in the chase and set out stop sticks which deflated the tires of the stolen vehicle, according to Wilkins.

After the tires were deflated, deputies said three people ran into a wooded area off of Hancock Road near Shannon. Deputies used a drone to find the three suspects, Wilkins said.

The three people will be processed into the Robeson County Detention Center.

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