Traffic stop nets couple wanted on criminal charges in Ohio

Updated at 5:44 p.m.

A wanted Ohio couple has been arrested after a traffic stop in Carteret County, officials say.

Gretchen Groves, 40, and Brian Groves, 43, of Marysville, Ohio, were arrested Sunday on multiple charges after refusing to stop for speeding, according to a press release from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputy Bill McKinney attempted to stop the car in Bogue at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday. The car briefly pulled over on N.C. 24 before speeding away from the deputy, according to the release.

During the pursuit by deputies and Cape Carteret police, the vehicle pulled over again and let out Gretchen Groves and her 12 and 14-year-old children before pulling back onto the highway again, according to the release. Deputy Bill McKinney stayed with the mother and children while Deputy Justin Berry and Cape Carteret Officer Ethan Born continued the pursuit.

The vehicle ran into a large electrical box in front of the BB&T bank while trying to turn onto Old N.C. 58 from N.C. 24, according to the release.

The crash affected the traffic lights at the Cape Carteret intersection, according to information from the N.C. Department of Transportation. The traffic lights were fixed and operational by 2 p.m. Monday.

The couple was in North Carolina staying with friends while absconding from criminal charges by the Union County Sheriffs Office in Marysville, Ohio, according to the release.

Gretchen Groves is wanted for grand theft and fraud while Brian Groves is wanted as a probation absconder for drug related charges, according to the release. The vehicle the couple was driving was stolen from Ohio, according to officials.

Brian Groves faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for attempting to strike Born in his patrol car during the pursuit, flee to elude arrest, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, resisting an officer, child abuse and numerous traffic violations issued by Officer Born, according to the release. Gretchen Groves was charged with resisting an officer and held on her Ohio fraud charges.

Both were placed in the Carteret County Jail under a combined $67,000 bond and are awaiting extradition to Ohio, according to the release. The couple’s minor children have been placed in an alternative location and are being transported to family members in Ohio. 

A wanted Ohio couple has been arrested after a traffic stop in Carteret County, officials say.

Gretchen Groves, 40, and Brian Groves, 43, of Marysville, Ohio, were arrested Sunday on multiple charges after refusing to stop for speeding, according to a press release from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputy Bill McKinney attempted to stop the car in Bogue at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday and the car briefly pulled over before speeding back away from the deputy, according to the release.

During the pursuit by deputies and Cape Carteret police the vehicle pulled over again and let out Gretchen Groves and her 12 and 14-year-old children before pulling back onto the highway yet again, according to the release. Deputy Bill McKinney stayed with the mother and children while Deputy Justin Berry and Cape Carteret Officer Ethan Born continued the pursuit.

The vehicle ran into a large electrical box in front of the BB&T bank while trying to turn onto Old N.C. 58 from N.C. 24, according to the release.

The couple was in North Carolina staying with friends while absconding from criminal charges by the Union County Sheriffs Office in Marysville, Ohio, according to the release.

Gretchen Groves is wanted for grand theft and fraud while Brian Groves is wanted as a probation absconder for drug related charges, according to the release. The vehicle the couple was driving was also stolen from Ohio.

Brian Groves faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for attempting to strike Cape Carteret Officer Ethan Born in his patrol car during the pursuit, flee to elude arrest, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, resisting an officer, child abuse and numerous traffic violations issued by Officer Born, according to the release.  Gretchen Groves was charged with resisting an officer and held on her Ohio fraud charges.

Both were placed in the Carteret County Jail under a combined $67,000 bond and are awaiting extradition to Ohio, according to the release. The couple’s minor children have been placed in an alternative location and are being transported to family members in Ohio.