A 23-year-old man is being held under maximum security in Nashville after authorities say he drove an SUV into a 63-year-old bystander while trying to flee members of a U.S. Marshals Task Force on Friday afternoon. The confrontation started at a gas station on Dickerson Pike and ended after the vehicle was found abandoned on Spurgeon Avenue. Emergency medical crews treated the injured pedestrian at the scene.
How marshals say the pursuit unfolded
According to WSMV, members of a U.S. Marshals Task Force tracked the suspect, identified in an arrest affidavit as Jamaryon Gibson, to a Dickerson Pike gas station where he was reportedly filling a Hertz rental Buick Enclave with a Missouri license plate. As a special deputy approached, the affidavit alleges, Gibson accelerated and turned, hitting a red Ford Escape and the pedestrian, then speeding away from the station.
The deputy briefly activated lights and sirens but stayed at the scene instead of continuing the chase, citing safety concerns, according to the report. The getaway SUV was later found abandoned on Spurgeon Avenue, and Gibson was taken into custody Friday night, the outlet reports.
Charges and custody
A search of the Davidson County Sheriff's Office booking records shows Gibson was booked into the Downtown Detention Center on April 17 and is being held under maximum security. County records list charges that include felony aggravated assault, felony evading arrest, and misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident involving injury. The booking entry also states he is ineligible for release because of an outstanding federal warrant.
Background in court papers
The arrest affidavit cited in media reports states Gibson had a warrant for violating federal supervised release tied to a weapons conviction in Michigan, and Metro Nashville Police documents allege a prior record that includes robbery, resisting arrest, discharge of a weapon resulting in injury, and carjacking, according to WSMV. Those details come from the affidavit marshals used to seek his arrest. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.
What comes next
Gibson faces the listed state charges while federal authorities review the supervised-release violation, and prosecutors will decide whether to file additional counts as the investigation continues. County jail records show his booking is complete and that he remains in custody pending court action, per the Davidson County Sheriff's Office.
