"If you don't do something, it's going to cause a fatality, it's going to cause a death," Chief Deputy James Bailey told WSOC-TV. "That particular night, he's a huge danger."
The deputy tried to pull Massey over, but authorities said he took off. He got on Interstate 85 took Highway 29 to University City, and then began traveling on Interstate 485.
After he got on I-485, Massey headed back into Concord, where he hit stop sticks near downtown and blew out his tires.
"At that point, when the pursuit came to a conclusion, that driver jumped and ran," Bailey told WSOC.
Police dogs quickly tracked Massey to an empty building, where he broke in through a basement window. Officers said Massey was then arrested and charged with 17 charges, including one for kidnapping.
"There was a passenger inside the car, who remained in the car when the driver ran," Bailey told WSOC.
The passenger told police Massey held him at gunpoint during the chase so he could not get out of the car.
Massey has been arrested for other violent crimes dating to 2012, and jail records show he is a validated gang member.
Massey had a first appearance Monday morning in Cabarrus County Court, but he remains in jail in lieu of $170,000 bail.
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