CITY OF NEWBURGH – City police charged a City of Newburgh man with felony drug possession and assaulting a police officer, and a Middletown woman with felony unlicensed driving Friday morning after chasing two cars fleeing a scene where someone had reported a large fight involving a gun.

Heather Aleman, 30, and Lamont McDonald, 27, were stopped in separate vehicles by officers responding to a report of a fight at 72 Wisner Ave. and a suspect walking toward Broadway with a gun, police said. Sgt. Chris Lahar saw one vehicle fleeing east and another fleeing west on Wisner Ave., according to police.

Aleman was stopped driving a vehicle in the area of 221 Little Britain Road and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, a felony, police said.

McDonald tried to run from officers when his vehicle was stopped in the area of 17 Lake Drive but was captured, according to police. He was charged with three felonies: third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and second-degree assault for injuring an officer, police said.

McDonald was also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors.

Both Aleman and McDonald were held pending arraignment.