According to police, a man and woman fled from officers after allegedly shoplifting from a Dollar General in New Tazewell on Wednesday.

 

Police Department Officials received a call claiming that two people were shoplifting. The two suspects fled the scene as soon as officers arrived.

 

After around a 3-mile chase, the suspects drove into an industrial park, where they crashed their car into a wooded area.

 

Police pursued the two and arrested them.

 

The suspects, 33-year-old Daniel Blackwell and 27-year-old Andrew Newby, are both said to be from South Carolina.

 

The pair now faces charges of felony evading and theft under $1,000, along with additional charges.

 

The pair was wanted for armed robbery in another state and their car is said to have been reported stolen out of South Carolina.