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Richardson crashes motorcycle
He is hit with numerous charges
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Lonnie Ray Richardson is charged with manufacture of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs, evading arrest, reckless endangerment with a vehicle, vandalism, and driving on a revoked license.
A man who fled deputies on a motorcycle carrying a large cache of drugs faces a long list of criminal charges.The suspect, Lonnie Ray Richardson, 39, is charged with manufacture of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs, evading arrest, reckless endangerment with a vehicle, vandalism, and driving on a revoked license. He has been bound to the grand jury on the charges.Richardson fled lawmen after he was spotted speeding on Lucky Road. Sheriff’s investigator Aaron Roberts estimated he was traveling about 70 mph on his motorcycle.“The motorcycle accelerated and attempted to flee as it traveled to Merry Oakes and Short Mountain roads, passing cars on double yellow lines,” Roberts said in his warrants against Richardson, noting the fugitive turned onto private property and tried to continue fleeing through the farmland but was confronted by a gate.