Two Sumner County Fugitives Arrested on Gun and Drug Charges

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Two Sumner County Fugitives Arrested on Gun and Drug Charges

Metro Police – (July 29, 2022) Thursday’s surveillance of a Kia Forte sedan involved in a drive-by shooting Monday in Cheatham Place public housing that left a man wounded led to the arrests of two fugitives from Sumner County who had guns and an assortment of drugs in the car.

Specialized Investigations Division TITANS detectives attempted to stop the Kia near the intersection of East Trinity Lane and Jones Avenue. The car sped through the lawn of a church and collided with a sign. The two men bailed out while the car was still in motion and were quickly taken into custody. The driver was identified as Jordan Davis, 24, of Murfreesboro, who has outstanding warrants in Sumner County charging aggravated robbery and felony drug possession. His passenger was Steven O’Neal, 21, of Gallatin, who has outstanding warrants in Sumner County charging aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.

Recovered contraband
Recovered contraband

Inside the Kia were two pistols, 33 grams of cocaine, 11 grams of fentanyl, 2.5 pounds of marijuana, seven pills, a bottle of promethazine, and a blender with cocaine inside.

Davis is now jailed in Nashville in lieu of $145,000 bond on charges of cocaine possession for resale, fentanyl possession for resale, marijuana possession for resale, felony evading arrest, felony gun possession and driving on a suspended license.

O’Neal is being held in lieu of $81,500 bond on felony cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana and gun possession charges.

The investigation into Monday’s shooting is continuing.

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