A routine traffic stop on Highway 109 by the Lebanon Police Department resulted in the arrest of a wanted man and the recovery of a stolen vehicle and handgun.
According to the Lebanon Police Department post on X, a B-Shift officer pulled over a silver Dodge pickup truck after noticing a temporary tag with a future issue date of November 25. The tag was determined to be fake. The driver, a 38-year-old man from Antioch, was found to be operating without a license and had an active arrest warrant in Nashville.
A traffic stop for a fake temporary tag leads officers to stolen gun, stolen vehicle, and arrest of a wanted man.
— Lebanon Police Department (@LebanonPD) October 13, 2025
Earlier today, a B-Shift officer spotted what appeared to be a fake temporary tag, displayed on a silver Dodge pickup truck traveling on Highway 109. The Issue date… pic.twitter.com/cAzRwK0mUl
A search of the vehicle uncovered a handgun reported stolen during a 2019 vehicle burglary in Smyrna. Lebanon Police Department also confirmed that the Dodge pickup had been reported stolen two days earlier in Antioch.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident and faces multiple charges.
