In a recent chain of events, Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) apprehended six teenagers following the recovery of two stolen vehicles. The cars, a Hyundai Elantra and a Kia Soul, were taken into custody after MNPD's Violent Crimes Detectives tracked down both vehicles in Antioch neighborhoods. WSMV reports that the Hyundai, stolen a day prior, was immobilized by detectives before they arrested the 15-year-old driver, who was armed with a pistol boasting an extended magazine.
Following this interception, officers identified and pursued a previously stolen Kia Soul. It was at a parking lot where detectives saw the car entering on Murfreesboro Pike, as described by a release from MNPD shared by NewsChannel5. The pursuit concluded with the car reaching a dead end and the passengers, five teenagers, attempting to flee on foot.
Charges against the minors include vehicle theft, evading arrest, and juvenile handgun possession. Despite them being apprehended after a foot chase by MNPD's canine unit, the same article from NewsChannel5 states that one 16-year-old was found in possession of a firearm at the time of arrest, mirroring the armament of the driver in the first vehicle.
Among the six apprehended was Alexander Calmo, 18, who now faces charges of vehicle theft and evading arrest. Spotted by an MNPD K-9 Unit after having reached a dead end, WKRN reports that he remains jailed on a $35,000 bond. Notably, one of the juvenile suspects has been identified by the police as a "persistent juvenile offender" for vehicle and robbery-related crimes, underscoring the repeat nature of such offenses among youth involved in the incidents.
