Q: What is my son facing in a felony evading arrest charge?
My son was charged with a felony evading charge. He had picked up two girls to take them to the store when a cop going in the opposite direction turned and blue lighted him, mean time both girls began screaming(don't stop and go go go) he panicked and sped up to like 40 or 45 in a 30mph for the rage of about 1000 feet when he pulled over the cop tells him he pulled him over because he recognized him because of his red hair he didn't have any history or warrants at the time but both girls ended up having drugs on them he had nothing at all on him so they charged him with felony evading and wreckless endangerment
A: That should be at least one C Felony. The Reckless Endangerment can be a misdemeanor or felony. It may have been an illegal stop, for which suppression motions are made. But his speeding will probably be the reason now for the stop. He needs an attorney to prepare for a Preliminary Hearin. Also he needs to be very quiet about what happened, that is he should have nothing to do with the girls or their friends.
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