A forged check at a Rock Hill bank led to I-77 police chase ending in Chester

A police chase in York and Chester counties Friday morning ended with two women from Florida and Montana in custody after attempting to pass a forged check at a Rock Hill bank, police said.

The women were identified late Friday by Rock Hill police as as Kala Bowdoin, 25, of Vero Beach, Florida; and Teresa Pomraning, 36, of Billings, Montana. Both suspects were taken to Piedmont Medical Center after the incident that ended with a minor collision, Rock Hill Police Capt. Mark Bollinger said.

Both are expected to be arrested after they are released from the hospital, Bollinger said.

Rock Hill police have arrest warrants against Bowdoin for possession of heroin, forgery and uttering, identity fraud and conspiracy, police said.

Warrants have been issued against Pomraning, the driver, for failure to stop for blue lights, driving without a license, receiving stolen goods, forgery and uttering, identity fraud, and conspiracy, according to police.

It remains unclear if highway patrol troopers will add additional charges.

At about 10:30 a.m Friday, one of the women tried to pass a forged check at the drive-thru of South State Bank on Ebenezer Road in Rock Hill, according to police.

The black Chevy Malibu left the bank without completing the transaction, Bollinger said.

After attempts by Rock Hill patrol unit to stop the car failed, a pursuit began that went through the city toward Interstate 77, police said.

York County Sheriff’s Office deputies assisted Rock Hill officers in the pursuit, said Trent Faris, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.

S.C. Highway Patrol troopers took over the pursuit on the interstate, Faris said.

The pursuit ended on Neely Gibson Road in Chester County after the suspect’s car left I-77, Bollinger said.

The police pursuit came eight days after a chase in York County that ended with two people killed.

This story was originally published April 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM.