MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) - A woman is in jail after police said she led them on a chase across state lines on Saturday

According to Franklin Police Department, at around 3:41 p.m. officers were called to the Mountain Energy Gas Station on Georgia Road for a reported assault. At the gas station officers said they attempted to speak with a suspect, later identified as Bridgette M. Wilks-Reed, who was sitting in a U-Haul truck.

Police said Wilks-Reed ignored commands to put the truck in park and instead drove away. Officers reportedly chased Wilks-Reed to a congested area where she briefly stopped, but drove away again when commanded to get out of the truck.

Franklin police said they stopped chasing Wilks-Reed, but the chase continued with Georgia law enforcement agencies attempting to st

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