From Metro Police
October 24, 2022 – A Nashville 17-year-old who has a long history of auto burglary, auto theft and gun possession arrests over the past two years has been arrested by MNPD officers yet again for vehicle break-ins this morning on Representative John Lewis Way downtown. The teen was ultimately taken into custody after finding he could not out maneuver a police helicopter.
Central Precinct officers responded to reports of vehicle break-ins in the 800 block of Representative John Lewis Way at 7:30 a.m. They soon learned that the suspect vehicle was a red Dodge Charger with black racing stripes. A short time later, Midtown Hills Precinct officers responded to a report of a passenger in a Charger with the same description stealing a Jeep from the Shell gas pumps at 1702 West End Avenue.
An MNPD helicopter crew flew into the area and spotted the red Charger in the area of Lafayette Street. Ground units attempted to stop the car, but the 17-year-old driver accelerated and fled. The teen stopped the car on 28th Avenue under the I-40 bridge and then got into a Nissan Pathfinder. The helicopter crew continued monitoring the Pathfinder until ground units stopped it on Rosa L. Parks Boulevard at Garfield Street. The 17-year-old bailed from the passenger seat, but was apprehended after a foot chase. The driver of the Pathfinder was the teen’s mother, who had apparently been called to pick him up. She was not arrested. Both the Charger and Pathfinder were impounded and will be processed for evidence.
The teen admitted to this morning’s crimes and is charged with two counts of auto burglary, theft of property from the vehicles, auto theft, and felony evading arrest.
The Jeep stolen by the teen’s accomplice has not yet been recovered.
The 17-year-old was arrested in February, September and October of 2020 on charges including aggravated burglary, auto burglary, auto theft and gun possession. He was arrested in September and November of 2021 on charges of gun possession (twice), possessing burglary tools, and vehicle theft.
