ROBESON CO, N.C. (WBTW) – A woman led sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase after they say she broke into a home and started a fire because of a fight with her boyfriend.
Laquanna Noel Owens, 34, of Santee, SC, has been charged with second-degree arson, burning of personal property and injury to real property. She also was cited by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for motor vehicle violations.
Deputies say when they responded to a call of breaking-and-entering at 251 Jacquelyn Ave. on Thursday, they were told smoke was coming from the home. When they arrived, they saw a white Ford truck leaving.
A deputy stopped the truck and began speaking with Owens, but she took off and started the chase, according to the sheriff’s office. Owens traveled toward Red Springs on Hwy 71 North and wrecked as she attempted to turn left onto Hwy 211 North. She was treated at Southeastern Medical Center and released.
Deputies say the motive of the arson was a dispute between Owens and her boyfriend. The residence was not occupied at the time of the arson.
She is in the Robeson County Detention Center with a $50,000 secured bond.
