🚨 MARTIN COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER MOTORCYCLE PURSUIT REPORTEDLY TOPS 130 MPH
Appalachia Insider · October 15, 2026
Jonathan Kenneth McKenzie of Vest was arrested after Martin County Sheriff's deputies reported a high-speed motorcycle pursuit near Debord.
According to the citation, McKenzie was initially clocked traveling 101 mph in a 55 mph zone on Route 3. Deputies allege he attempted to flee, reaching speeds exceeding 130 mph before being taken into custody.
McKenzie was charged with:
• SPEEDING 26 MPH OR > SPEED LIMIT
• RECKLESS DRIVING
• FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1ST DEGREE (MOTOR VEHICLE)
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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