Machete-waving driver prompts chase with police

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Deputies with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on Monday afternoon when the driver started waving a machete out of the window.

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At about 1:20 p.m., deputies attempted to stop Charles Terry Poole, who did not have a valid driver’s license. While attempting to stop him, he accelerated and began to wave a machete out of the window as he was fleeing, authorities said.

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During the pursuit, and while waving the machete, Poole almost struck two school buses head on. Deputies made the decision to utilize a PIT maneuver to end the dangerous pursuit.

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