Date: 10-28-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Amari Jaquez Hairston

Case Number: 1:24-CR-157

Judge: William L. Osteen, Jr.

Court: The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Guilford)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Greensboro

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description:

Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Two Car Chases
Winston-Salem Man Involved in Two Car Chases Sentenced

On July 15, 2022, Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) officers looking for a suspect in a gang-related shooting attempted to stop a black Honda carrying four people. The driver fled, traveling at extremely high speeds on Silas Creek Parkway and weaving in and out of traffic During the chase, pursuing officers saw Amari Jaquez Hairston, age 21, who was a passenger in the back seat, throw drugs and guns from the left rear passenger window. WSPD officers and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputies stopped and located items HAIRSTON threw from the black Honda while others continued the pursuit. The Honda was intentionally bumped by a FCSO deputy on Reynolda Road and wrecked. Items that HAIRSTON threw from the Honda included two Glock handguns, a large capacity magazine, ammunition, a baggie containing 5.8 grams of fentanyl, and approximately 340 grams of marijuana.

On October 11, 2023, WSPD officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a blue Dodge Charger traveling north on Polo Road at a high rate of speed. The driver of the Charger fled and, while attempting to evade the police vehicle, crossed the double yellow line and collided with a tractor trailer heading west on Akron Drive. After the wreck, the driver, later identified as HAIRSTON, fled on foot. The Dodge Charger HAIRSTON was operating was stolen from Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 3, 2023. At the time of the theft, the vehicle contained three firearms, none of which have been recovered. In a search of the stolen Charger, officers located HAIRSTON’s North Carolina ID, a Glock handgun and a Machine Gun Conversion Device or “switch,” approximately 50 grams of marijuana packaged in individual baggies, a scale, 15 pills and several pill fragments containing fentanyl, and other controlled substances.

The case was investigated by the Winston-Salem Police Department, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. The case was prosecuted by MDNC Assistant United States Attorney Robert A. J. Lang.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison

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