An 18-year-old man spent part of his Fourth of July in custody after a driver on I-24 West told police that someone in another vehicle pointed a gun at him near Mile Marker 39, according to an arrest affidavit.
The man, identified by police as Ranoslav Aiden Petrovski, was arrested after the caller followed the SUV long enough to report its make, model and South Carolina plates. Officers later spotted an older silver Dodge Durango further down the interstate, pulled it over and ultimately arrested Petrovski on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police say they recovered a loaded Glock 43x from inside the vehicle. Petrovski posted bail and was released a few hours later.
As reported by WSMV, the affidavit notes that the initial caller described "a shirtless white male" in the SUV and stayed behind the Durango long enough to give dispatch detailed identifying information. Officers say they stopped the Durango after observing it tailgating, confirmed the driver using a South Carolina license and then found the loaded Glock 43x in the vehicle.
What the charge covers in Tennessee
Under Tennessee law, aggravated assault includes assaults that involve the use or display of a deadly weapon. That definition appears in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-102, as published on Justia. Depending on how prosecutors decide to pursue the case, an aggravated assault charge involving a weapon is a felony that can carry a potential multi-year prison sentence if the defendant is convicted.
Local pattern: teens, guns and interstate stops
This case is one of several recent incidents in the Nashville area in which teenagers have been linked to firearms during traffic stops. Hoodline previously covered another I-24 teen arrest that resulted in multiple assault and weapons charges, highlighting how routine interstate stops can quickly turn into serious criminal cases.
Petrovski's case remains active in Metro court, and public records do not yet show a resolution of the charge. This story will be updated as additional police statements or court filings become available.
