Officials in Mt. Juliet swiftly brought a suspected robber to justice utilizing their advanced #MJGuardianShield license plate readers. The technology triggered an alert for a vehicle implicated in an attempted armed robbery in Maury County last week, allowing law enforcement to put their strategic pursuit prevention and apprehension plan into motion, a recent post from the Mt. Juliet Police indicated.
Yesterday evening, our #MJGuardianShield license plate readers alerted officers to a vehicle connected to an attempted aggravated robbery involving a firearm in Maury County on Friday. Once officers were alerted the SUV had just entered Mt. Juliet near S. Mt. Juliet Road and… pic.twitter.com/oFfy1Z6eu5
— Mt. Juliet Police (@MtJulietPolice) January 11, 2026
Once the 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross was detected entering Mt. Juliet at the intersection of S. Mt. Juliet Road and Central Pike, officers coordinated with the Advanced Response Communications Center for real-time updates; they found the suspect vehicle parked at a local Walmart, vacant, at which point officers set up covert surveillance. As the 28-year-old Nashville man who was wanted by Maury County for his involvement in the robbery returned to the SUV, police arrested him without incident.
In their statement, Mt. Juliet Police affirmed, "We remain committed to making Mt. Juliet a difficult place for criminals to operate." The efficient operation also saw the participation of WCSO deputies, whose assistance in the manhunt was acknowledged by the department.
