At speeds of 120 mph, cross-county car chase ends near GNV

A cross-county car chase ended near Gainesville on Tuesday morning with four arrests and more than $3,000 thrown out a window.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Mark Anthony Rivera, 24, Antwan Laron Belin, 29, Lovy Lovette House, 31, and Marvie Leonugean Alford, 30, after the men led deputies on a chase from Jefferson County, Florida near Tallahassee.

Rivera, Belin and House are from Tampa, and Alford is from Lutz, Florida.

Highway patrol first started looking for them at about 10 a.m. after deputies said they were chasing the men, who were driving in a silver Chevy Malibu, in Jefferson County. During the chase, one of the men threw $3,100 out of the car.

At about 11 a.m., the car reached speeds of 120 mph on Interstate 75 near Alachua, Florida, cutting off motorists and driving through emergency lanes, according to an arrest report. It is unclear who was driving, because none of the men were sitting in the driver’s seat when troopers stopped them.

Troopers chased after the car until spike strips punctured the car’s tires and ended the chase. Troopers found credit card numbers and other personal information that did not belong to anyone in the car, according to the report.

Alford and House were arrested on charges of fraud and resisting arrest, among other charges. Belin and Rivera were arrested on charges of fraud and aiding and abetting, among other charges.

All four were taken to the Alachua County Jail where they remain, as of press time, in lieu of a $1.1 million bond for Rivera, a $400,000 bond for Alford, a $300,000 bond for House and a $200,000 bond for Belin.

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