NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has taken a 14-year-old into custody Thursday following a chase.
In a press release, the MNPD said detectives with the Violent Crimes division found a stolen Toyota Sequoia traveling in East Nashville overnight. Officers had reportedly tried to stop the SUV on Tuesday around 5 a.m., but the vehicle ran multiple stop signs and was traveling too quickly to capture.
However, just after midnight Thursday, detectives found the SUV, but it fled again at a high rate of speed. The MNPD said its helicopter followed the SUV from above and relayed information to ground units, which were eventually able to successfully deploy spike strips.
The 14-year-old driver traveled into Madison and stopped on Delaware Avenue before fleeing on foot along with other passengers in the vehicle, officials said. Eventually, the driver was taken into custody along Dueling Avenue by a K9 officer and his partner. Arresting officers reportedly found that the teen tossed a handgun and cell phone prior to arrest.
The teen has been charged in Juvenile Court with the following:
- Theft of a vehicle
- Juvenile handgun possession
- Evading arrest
- Reckless driving
- Driving without a license
- Possession of burglary tools.
According to police, the same suspect was charged in January 2024, at age 13, for vehicle theft and possession of burglary tools. In September 2024, he also faced charges for vehicle theft, theft of a firearm, reckless driving and leaving the scene of a crash involving personal injury after reportedly crashing a stolen car on Gallatin Pike.
Authorities said the Toyota Sequoia had been taken from a Brush Hill Road residence overnight Tuesday. An investigation continues into the suspect’s possible involvement in burglaries and other crimes, though the MNPD said the other passengers in the SUV were not apprehended.
