A Nashville man accused of stealing a truck is now at the center of what authorities describe as a rolling chaos of cruisers and spike strips that cut across multiple Middle Tennessee counties and ended in Woodbury on Thursday. The Cannon County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Tyler Beasley and said deputies arrested him after spike strips deflated three of the truck's tires and the vehicle finally came to a stop.
According to WSMV, Metro Nashville police first alerted Cannon County and Woodbury officers that the allegedly stolen vehicle had already been involved in earlier pursuits in Smyrna and La Vergne. Murfreesboro officers then reported the truck heading toward Cannon County on John Bragg Highway. Deputies say the chase ran straight through downtown Woodbury, past Parsley's Market and the SRM quarry, before Beasley allegedly struck a Woodbury police cruiser on Water Street and later collided with a Cannon County Sheriff's Office vehicle at the Frank Walkup Memorial Bridge.
Authorities booked Beasley on a slate of charges that includes reckless endangerment, evading arrest, resisting arrest, vandalism, theft of more than $10,000, vehicular assault and a fourth-offense DUI. His bond was set at $135,000. The Cannon County Sheriff's Office also asked anyone with property damage linked to the pursuit to call 615-563-4322.
How Deputies Say They Stopped The Truck
Deputies report that spike strips deployed at the intersection of Locke Creek Road and Old Murfreesboro Road caused three tires on the truck to deflate, but the driver kept going until he lost control and the vehicle entered a yard. "As Deputies were ordering the suspect out of the truck it was still in reverse and was spinning the tires," the Cannon County Sheriff's Office told WSMV. Deputies then removed and arrested Beasley without further incident after he reversed and struck multiple patrol vehicles, according to the agency.
Sheriff's Office crews say several sheriff's vehicles were damaged during the chase and that a mailbox on Doolittle Road was destroyed.
Legal Context And What Comes Next
Beasley now faces a mix of felony and misdemeanor counts that carry significant potential penalties under Tennessee law. Vehicular assault is a Class D felony under state statute, per the Tennessee Code, and a fourth-or-subsequent DUI typically brings felony exposure under state DUI rules, according to a Tennessee DUI guide.
Cannon County officials are asking anyone with information about the incident or damage tied to the pursuit to contact the sheriff's office; the agency's location and non-emergency contact information are listed on the Cannon County Sheriff's Office page. The investigation remains active, and officials say more details may be released as charges are processed.
