20-year-old Amari Quarles was seen recklessly driving with Andre Gentry on Tiny Town Road on April 10th. Quarles was observed speeding down Tiny Town Road and then turning onto Pembroke Road, where they continued to speed. This prompted law enforcement to conduct a traffic stop on Quarles. Deputies pursued Quarles with their emergency lights and sirens activated. However, Quarles continued to speed off for two minutes before stopping at the end of Arvin Drive.
When Quarles’s vehicle came to a stop, he exited the driver’s seat and ran into the woods. Another deputy was able to capture Quarles in a nearby gated area. Deputies searched Quarles’s vehicle and found two handguns, 190.49 grams of marijuana, scales, and small baggies. One of the handguns inside Quarles’s car was reported stolen in Clarksville. Amari Quarles was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, possession of marijuana, theft of property, and unlawful drug paraphernalia.
