“WE ARE TAKING THIS CAR AND THE TITLE RIGHT NOW”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY AN 18-YEAR-OLD PROSPECTIVE BUYER ROBBED A SELLER AT GUNPOINT IN SOLON AND REACHED SPEEDS OVER 115 MPH WHILE FLEEING FROM OFFICERS… AND NOW HE FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES AFTER CRASHING INTO TWO CIVILIAN VEHICLES.
On August 22, 2026, an online vehicle sale turned into an armed robbery and a multi-vehicle highway crash.
The incident began at around 7 p.m. on Hampton Court in Solon, Ohio.
A 37-year-old man had arranged a meeting at that location while attempting to sell his 2015 Chevrolet Impala through Facebook Marketplace.
Two prospective buyers arrived to meet with the vehicle’s owner.
Police identified one of the prospective buyers as 18-year-old Martelle Carlito Reed of Cleveland.
According to investigators, Reed and another man took the Impala for a test drive before returning to the meeting location.
Then the transaction turned into an armed robbery.
Police said Reed’s passenger pointed a firearm at the victim’s friend.
The passenger then took the title to the vehicle.
Reed and the passenger allegedly drove away in the Impala without paying for it.
Law enforcement located the stolen car a short time later.
Minutes later, officers spotted the vehicle traveling northbound on SOM Center Road.
Police attempted to stop the Impala near Solon Road.
But authorities said Reed refused to stop and sped away.
Investigators said Reed entered westbound U.S. Route 422.
The fleeing vehicle reached speeds of more than 115 mph during the escape attempt.
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Reed continued driving onto Interstate 480 West.
And the pursuit ended in a multi-vehicle collision.
During the pursuit, Reed allegedly crashed into the rear of two civilian vehicles.
Reed was taken into custody at the crash scene.
His passenger was identified only as a 19-year-old Cleveland man.
The passenger was transported to Hillcrest Hospital with serious injuries.
Police said the passenger will be charged with aggravated robbery once he is released from the hospital.
Police added that he will also be charged with additional weapons offenses upon his release.
A motorist in another car was also injured during the collision.
A 40-year-old Brook Park woman who was a passenger in one of the vehicles struck during the crash was transported to a local hospital.
Authorities reported that she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Reed now faces three separate charges stemming from the robbery and pursuit.
He was charged with aggravated robbery.
He was charged with aggravated vehicular assault.
Reed was also charged with failure to comply with the order of a police officer.
The case remains pending.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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