A 38-year-old Nashville man was arrested after police say he repeatedly entered an apartment complex dressed as an Amazon delivery driver and left with residents’ packages. The alleged scheme at Alta City Side unfolded nearly a dozen times, turning a familiar delivery uniform into a reported all-access pass.
Officers were called to the complex on February 19 after packages were reported stolen. According to WSMV, an arrest affidavit says surveillance footage showed Jess Coleman entering dressed as an Amazon delivery driver and leaving with packages. Management allegedly provided video showing Coleman using the same tactic multiple times.
The alleged method was more calculated than a quick grab from a front porch: Police say Coleman used the appearance of a legitimate delivery worker to get inside the property, then returned to the same playbook again and again. That repetition gave apartment management a string of videos that investigators could compare.
Arrest Brings A Long List Of Pending Charges
Coleman was arrested Thursday over packages he allegedly took in February, and he posted bail a few hours later. WSMV reported that nine other charges dating back to November 2025 remain pending, including eight burglary charges and one count of criminal impersonation.
The case lands amid recurring warnings about package theft across Middle Tennessee. In prior Hoodline coverage, Franklin police urged residents to collect deliveries quickly, use cameras and consider secure carrier locations or Amazon lockers for valuable orders.
Nashville Has Seen Package Theft From Both Insiders And Imposters
The alleged impersonation case follows another Nashville package-theft investigation reported in April. In that case, WSMV reported that a contracted delivery driver was accused of taking 38 packages containing 81 items valued at about $2,260.
The two cases involve different alleged methods, but both show how apartment buildings and delivery routes can become targets when packages are concentrated in one location. For Coleman, the next steps will depend on how prosecutors handle the pending charges and whether the February allegations move forward in court.
Coleman has not been convicted, and the allegations against him remain unproven in court.
