Two Piedmont residents were arrested over the weekend following an attempt to elude Cherokee County Law enforcement officials.
Sheriff Jeff Shaver says a report was received shortly before 11:30 Saturday night, concerning a vehicle with no headlights in the Spring Garden area.
Deputies located and stopped the vehicle after a short pursuit.
The driver, identified as 43 year Tracy Brent Shell, and a passenger, 41 year old Julia Mae Burns – were taken into custody and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, the Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting Arrest and with Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement Officials.
Both Shell and Burns remain lodged in the Cherokee County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.