[narrator]
we go to the Mecklenburg County Courthouse
in Charlotte, North Carolina
for a first appearance hearing.
Twenty-six-year-old Tyler Harding has been charged
with 31 offenses,
including burglary, larceny, hit and run,
assault with a deadly weapon and fleeing or eluding arrest.
Two days earlier, Harding burglarized a home in Charlotte
and stole a Jeep.
Police tracked the Jeep's GPS signal
to a McDonald's drive-thru,
but Harding sped off,
eventually ditching the Jeep...
[camera shutter clicks]
...stealing a truck,
and then picking up his older sister, Christa.
Together, they sped across the South Carolina border,
but doubled-back when deputies there tried to stop them.
After blowing a tire, Harding stole another car,
his third of the day.
That's the owner of the car arriving too late to stop him.
[tires screeching]
At this point, Harding continues on
without his sister...
[tires screeching]
...who was soon apprehended on scene by local police.
Harding careened recklessly down side streets and highways,
driving on sidewalks and medians.
Even going the wrong way down one-way streets.
Until...
he crashed head-on
into a car stopped at a traffic light.
After pulling the victim,
who was seven months pregnant out of her car...
Harding took off on foot and stole yet another vehicle.
But 24 minutes later,
as he tried to speed through an intersection...
he collided with a pick-up truck...
finally ending an ordeal that lasted nearly three hours.
The driver of the pick-up was unharmed.
And amazingly, police reported no serious injuries
from the entire chase...
including the pregnant driver, who was taken to the hospital
with injuries to her nose and arm,
but otherwise, she and her baby were okay.
Harding was treated for minor injuries
and then booked on 13 felony charges,
eight misdemeanors, and ten traffic violations.
His sister, Christa Harding,
was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
Today, in court,
the prosecution argues for an increase
to Tyler Harding's $115,000 bond,
since, they say, he's a clear danger to the community.
He's driving on the wrong side of the road,
at excessive speeds,
weaving in and out of traffic.
He's just demonstrated he doesn't care for,
you know, anybody's safety in this community.
He doesn't have
a North Carolina driver's license.
We have no knowledge that he is a resident of this state.
[narrator]
but had an extensive criminal record in Texas.
Judge Donald Cureton takes this into account
when considering bond.
His history has a lot regarding theft,
as well as fleeing or trying to evade arrest.
Obviously, the allegations in this case are no different.
If anything, they are aggravated.
So, as a result I am going to honor the request of the state
in terms of raising the amount of the bond.
[narrator]
Harding, who's been raising his hand
throughout the hearing,
seems like he's heard enough.
[garbled audio]
Yeah, I'll let him finish. I'll let him finish.
[judge] Hold on.
You're not gonna give me permission
to do anything. I already have that.
So I don't need your permission.
-[Harding] No, I can-- -No, no, you can leave.
You can go ahead and leave. You already upset.
Go ahead and leave.
[judge]
just a few seconds ago when you said "Eff this,"
and you wanted to leave.
[judge]
[narrator]
by increasing Harding's bond amount to $800,000.
Harding has failed to post bond
and is being held in Mecklenburg County Jail
pending trial.
His sister Christa Harding posted $25,000 bond
and has been released, pending trial.