Earlier this week CMPD identified the suspect in a multi county, 2 state, high speed chase as 18‑year‑old Zyvarius Webber.
Judge Carla Archie
Meck DA Spencer Merriweather
"The State lacks sufficient corroborative evidence to successfully prosecute the crimes charged against Defendant Webber" (You can read the entire motion below) So this MoFo was released from jail on those charges back on July 6, 2026 and then arrested again on July 23, 2026 by CMPD for: POSSESS STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE FLEE/ELUDE ARREST W/MV (F LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE (FELONY) At approximately 0730 hours, Webber's vehicle fleeing a traffic stop and known to be in excess of 60 mph collided with Toyota sedan in front of 123 Eastway Dr while attempting to elude officers, causing injury to the driver of the Toyota and more than $1,000 in damage. Webber was removed from the vehicle and placed under arrest. While in the back of the ambulance, Webber spontaneously uttered numerous times while being recorded on officer Body Worn Camera that he had stolen the vehicle. Webber also matches the demographic description of the suspect who stole the vehicle in the initial stolen motor vehicle report. The NCIC hit for the stolen motor vehicle came back as confirmed. Are you ready for this? Yet once again Webber released on August 14, 2026 this time by Judge Keith Smith after the Mecklenburg DA dismissed these new charges on August 8, 2026.
According to local news reports the victim said he was not surprised to learn Webber had been arrested again this time after leading Officers on 90 minute car chase.
“It doesn’t seem like he’s learning his lesson,” Delquan Moore told a local reporter by phone.
“You see, this person is a creature of habit,” Moore said. “This was not just a one-off situation where someone thought, ‘Oh, I need a car, so I’m going to steal one and drive off into the sunset.’ It’s more like, ‘No, I do this for a living, or I do this every day.’”
Local news asked the DA about these cases. The Meck DA's response: Once the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office gathers sufficient evidence, prosecutors can present the case to a grand jury for possible indictment.
The local news story gives the impression that at least one of the local cases is still active, but a check of local court records show both cases are disposed.
CMPD Affidavit Regarding the July 23, 2026 Arrest:
On Thursday, July 23rd, 2026, I Officer G Smith #7373 was sworn and on duty wearing CMPD
class "B" uniform. I was riding in marked CMPD patrol vehicle PDA1179 and operating under call sign 07-1205-1.
At approximately 0730 hours, I was notified over the radio by our Real Time Crime Center detectives that a stolen motor vehicle had gone through one of the Flock License Plate Readers at the intersection of Sugar Creek Rd and Reagan Dr.
The vehicle was described
as a newer model silver Honda Accord with NC license plate RLK4955. I located the vehicle as
it passed by me in the 400 block of West Sugar Creek Rd towards Tryon St. I attempted to
conduct traffic stop on the vehicle in the 4800 block of Tryon St by activating my patrol vehicle's flashing blue emergency lights and siren.
The driver of the vehicle, later determined
to be Zyvarius Webber (Webber), immediately changed lanes and accelerated at high rate of speed to elude the traffic stop. Webber is does not possess driver license and operated the vehicle in careless and reckless manner, nearly hitting other vehicles. The posted speed limit
in the 4800 block of Tryon St is 45 mph. I visually approximated the speed of Webber's vehicle to be in excess of 60 mph.
Webber eventually collided with Toyota sedan in front of 123 Eastway Dr while attempting to elude officers, causing injury to the driver of the Toyota
and more than $1000 in damage. Webber was removed from the vehicle and placed under arrest.
While in the back of the ambulance, Webber spontaneously uttered numerous times while being recorded on officer Body Worn Camera that he had stolen the vehicle. Webber also matches the demographic description of the suspect who stole the vehicle in the initial stolen motor vehicle report. The NCIC hit for the stolen motor vehicle came back as confirmed.
I am seeking the following visual charges: Felony Flee to Elude Arrest Larceny of Motor Vehicle Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
DA's Dismissal of the Rape Charges:
The undersigned prosecutor provides the following additional information pertaining to the dismissal entered in this case:
On September 24, 2025, after receiving call for service from the victim's mother, the police responded to Defendant's residence and
extracted Defendant, the victim, and at least two other people. One of these occupants, not Defendant, had an outstanding warrant for arrest.
The victim thereafter reported that she was forced into Defendant's vehicle at gunpoint approximately three days earlier and was not allowed to leave once Defendant took her back to his residence.
The victim reported that acts of domestic and sexual violence occurred during this time frame.
After clearing the residence, police entered the home; crime scene did not respond. Officers collected gun from inside the tank of
toilet in the home. Having been submerged in water for an unknown period of time, the gun was not suitable for DNA testing.
The lack of forensic value and other issues of constructive possession frustrate the State's ability to prove Defendant's possession of the gun, both on the substantive firearms offenses and on the first-degree components of the charged sexual offenses.
The victim reported to the hospital for treatment of her injuries, and for sexual assault exam and evidence collection.
Though she had injuries, no statements were taken from witnesses to corroborate that these injuries occurred during the timeframe at issue.
Defendant denied assaulting the victim.
The 911 caller who witnessed portion of an assault near the residence was not interviewed and was not asked to identify Defendant or the victim by way of show up or lineup or other identification procedures.
As to the sexual assault component of this case, the victim reported forced sexual contact, but Defendant denied the use offorce and told police that these encounters were consensual. The State lacks sufficient evidence to corroborate the use of force against
the victim, in part due to the injury issues discussed above and the firearm possession issues discussed above.
The State requested collection of phone data from the victim. It does not meaningfully assist in corroborating the sexual or physical assaults, nor does it tend to corroborate the kidnapping. phone thought to be Defendant's was collected, but it was not in fact his device.
Unfortunately, at this time, no other witness statements, surveillance footage, or physical evidence exists to help corroborate the victim's experience. Although sexual assault often occurs behind closed doors, the need to corroborate the account of the survivor is paramount in meeting the State's burden of proof. Without more, the State cannot proceed with prosecution against Defendant.
The evidence is presently insufficient to overcome defenses that will be raised by Defendant at trial. The State does not have reasonable likelihood of success at trial.
Cedar's Take:
I'm not either a lawyer or investigator. But is seems to me that CMPD dropped the ball on the rape charges, and the DA's Office just decided to put and the second arrest.
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