Man Convicted of Eluding State Troopers on Interstate, Carrying Concealed Firearm

NORFOLK, Va. — A judge convicted Teron Danzell Young, 36, on Thursday of eluding and carrying a concealed firearm without a permit after leading state troopers on a high-speed pursuit last summer.

On July 4, Virginia State Police troopers on Interstate 264 saw Mr. Young recklessly speeding on his motorcycle eastbound toward the exchange with Interstate 64. Mr. Young ignored the troopers when they attempted to pull him over and proceeded westbound on I-64, weaving in and out of lanes at speeds reaching up to 104 mph. Mr. Young exited the highway at Norview Avenue, ran the red light following the exit, and finally pulled over in a nearby apartment complex. Before they detained him, Mr. Young told the troopers that he had a gun on his person, and they recovered it from a fully zipped pocket of his pants.

Following a bench trial on Thursday, Judge Joseph C. Lindsey convicted Mr. Young as charged of felony eluding and felony carrying of a concealed firearm without a permit in a second or subsequent offense (first offenses are misdemeanors, and Mr. Young was previously convicted of that charge in 2014). Mr. Young is docketed for sentencing on April 18.

“Mr. Young is going to prison because he endangered himself, other drivers, and the trooper who rightly wanted him to stop,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “Mr. Young’s illegal concealment of a gun made matters even more dangerous, and, having committed the crime before, he should have known better.”

Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Alberto Z. Herrero is prosecuting Mr. Young’s case on behalf of the Commonwealth, and Virginia State Trooper Matthew Demoss led the investigation.

###