HARRISONBURG, Va – A Harrisonburg teenager is in custody after he led authorities on a high speed chase Thursday morning in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

Harrisonburg Police Lieutenant Chris Monohan reports that officers responded at around 11 o’clock to a report of a stolen vehicle at the 7-Eleven on North Main Street.

Monohan said officers located the vehicle and tried to initiate a traffic stop. That is when the vehicle sped away,

Rockingham County Sheriff’s Deputies and Virginia State Police assisted in the pursuit that ended without incident on Kelley Street.

Monohan said that was when the driver, 19-year-old Marquez Sly, was arrested.

He faces several charges, including felony eluding, reckless driving and larceny of a vehicle.

He is currently being held at the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail.