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BUI: Elijah Clayton flees police by jumping off officer’s boat during sobriety tests

25-year-old Elijah Clayton was seen boating under the influence and attempting to evade arrest on the Cumberland River on July 13th. Officers noticed a white man being towed behind the boat without a life jacket and another man operating the vessel wearing a multicolored life jacket. When officers turned on their patrol lights and stopped the boat, its occupants quickly began exiting. Officers then spoke with the boat operator, identified as Elijah Clayton.

Officers noticed he seemed intoxicated and had difficulty retrieving safety equipment when asked. Officers then asked Clayton to perform sobriety tests. However, when Clayton consented and got on their boat, he refused to sit or obey commands. Clayton then jumped off the officer’s boat, refused to listen to their commands, and attempted to flee on foot. After a pursuit, officers detained and arrested Clayton for violation of implied consent, boating under the influence, reckless operation, and evading arrest.

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Northwest High School teacher Sophia Elvilus resists arrest after ignoring officers during traffic stop

24-year-old Northwest High School Spanish teacher Sophia Elvilus was seen in a light blue Honda CRV with a broken brake light on Shanee Terrace on July 11th. When officers conducted a traffic stop and made contact with Elvilus, she expressed that she knew the law and that she was not detained. Elvilus put her hands in her pocket and refused to comply with the officers’ orders. Elvilus then walked toward her car’s driver seat after officers told her to stay out of it. At that time, the passenger inside the vehicle closed the distance between him and the officers and told Elvilus to get inside the car. Officers then told Elvilus to put her hands behind her back and grabbed her arms in an attempt to detain her. Elvilus pulled her arms away from the officers and ran from them. After multiple attempts to free herself from arrest, Elvilus was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest and resisting arrest.

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Andrew Reynoso drives into field to flee police after using fake tag labeled “QUIET”

37-year-old Andrew Reynoso was stopped on his 2022 Honda CBR 1000RR motorcycle for driving with a fictitious tag reading “QUIET” at the intersection of Tiny Town Road and Franklin Meadows Way on July 6th. Officers reported that Reynoso’s tag was commonly used on cars to avoid capture when evading law enforcement. Once officers activated their emergency lights, Reynoso did not yield and continued to speed into a neighborhood at a high speed. Officers continued to follow Reynoso until they arrived at a dead-end road. As they caught up with Reynoso, he was observed trying to drive into a field until he fell off. After falling off, Reynoso started running before he was apprehended shortly after. At that time, Reynoso was identified and taken into custody for two counts of evading arrest and improper plates.

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Soldier Zarria Barton flees traffic stop after speeding on Fort Campbell Boulevard

20-year-old Soldier Zarria Barton was seen speeding in a red Chevy Camaro on Fort Campbell Boulevard at 7:50 a.m. on June 24th. Officers observed her going 67mph and attempted to make a traffic stop, but they lost sight of Barton after she sped off. Through further investigation, officers received Barton’s vehicle tags and called on her for an interview. During the interview, Barton confessed that she was the driver who evaded the traffic stop and recalled the incident for officers. Barton was taken into custody for evading arrest and speeding on July 5th.

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James Tummins flees from police after breaking into someone’s camper

26-year-old James Tummins was seen attempting to break into someone’s Dean Road residence on June 16th. When officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with the victim of the crime, who showed officers where Tummins came onto her porch and attempted to make entry by using the door handle to open and push it open. The victim told officers that Tummins then proceeded to take several items from her porch and walk out of her camera’s view. While officers were on the scene, they observed a camper in the front yard with a side window knocked out, and the items Tummins had taken were left in the front yard. Officers also noticed Tummins walking from behind the victim’s home and running away on foot when officers gave him commands. Tummins was then tackled by officers and placed on the ground under arrest. Moments later, Tummins admitted to knocking out the windows of the camper and was taken into custody for aggravated burglary, evading arrest, and vandalism.

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Dequaveion Moore punches officer in face after stealing from Walmart

20-year-old Dequaveion Orease Moore stole merchandise from the Walmart on Fort Campbell Boulevard at 12:36 p.m. on June 14th. Upon arrival, officers observed him walking toward the exit without paying for the items he had. They attempted to stop him, during which Moore struck one of them in the face and fled. Moore was later taken into custody for shoplifting, assault on a first responder, and evading arrest.

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Jevon Poe strangles girlfriend after she questions him about “suspicious” texts

23-year-old Jevon Avontae Poe was taken into custody for vandalism, aggravated assault, escape, and evading arrest on May 31st. On April 1st, Shauna Dobbs, Poe’s girlfriend at the time, called the police to her Parc at Clarksville apartment. Dobbs advised officers that Poe had attacked her. She stated that she found “suspicious” text messages and woke him up to question him. This caused Poe to become defensive. Poe then grabbed her and threw her to the ground, where he began strangling her. Dobbs sustained an abrasion on her left knee and a bruise on the left side of her neck. Poe alleged that Dobbs stabbed him and did not mention an assault before or after he was stabbed. Poe was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.

On May 30th, around 10:59 a.m., Dobbs called the police to her apartment again and informed officers that she had invited Poe, her now ex-boyfriend, over earlier to pick up his belongings. Dobbs stated that Poe had grabbed her phone and tried to leave. She stated that when she tried stopping him, he threw her $350 phone on the ground and broke it. Another warrant was issued for Poe’s arrest that day.

On May 31st, around 10:58 a.m., officers had Poe detained at his Treeland Court residence, where he, while in handcuffs, started running away. Poe disregarded officers’ commands to stop and attempted to return to his home, where officers eventually placed him back into detainment.

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Zachary Clark flees from police in stolen vehicle after attempted traffic stop

On April 22nd, 20-year-old Zachary Clark was seen fleeing the scene from officers in a stolen vehicle near Cumberland Heights Road. Officers attempted to stop the car and initiated a traffic stop, but when officers stepped out of the patrol vehicle, the vehicle fled. The car continued to flee down Cumberland Heights Road into the city. Officers returned to the house from where the car left and spoke with the individuals outside. They confirmed it was their son Zachary Clark in the stolen vehicle. Clark was taken into custody on May 1st for Evading arrest. Zachary Clark was previously arrested for evading arrest, among other charges, after a car chase with police in July of 2023.

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Tanner Patrick runs from police due to having an active warrant out of White House, TN

25-year-old Tanner Patrick was seen running from deputies at a parking lot on Providence Boulevard on June 23rd, 2023. After giving deputies his information, Patrick exited the rear passenger seat of a 2015 Jeep Compass and ran. Deputies attempted to chase Patrick, but they lost sight of him. The other vehicle occupants told Patrick not to run, but he refused. A check of NCIC files revealed that Patrick had an active warrant out of White House, TN for failure to appear. Tanner Patrick was later taken into custody and charged with evading on foot from law enforcement on April 30th, 2024.

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Dorothy Martin caught stealing her acquaintance’s car at Elite Liquors

45-year-old Dorothy Martin was caught stealing a car from an acquaintance, Johnnie Cummings, at Providence Boulevard on March 29th. When officers arrived, they spoke with Cummings. Cummings stated that he picked up Martin “to hang out.” Cummings told officers that he drove to Elite Liquors on Madison Street and left her inside the car. When he returned to his vehicle, it was gone. Cummings got a ride to look for his car and found Martin inside it behind Bob’s Discount Tobacco & Beer on Providence Boulevard. According to Cummings, when he called for Martin, she left the mentioned location with the car. The vehicle was later recovered unoccupied after a car chase. Dorothy Martin was taken into custody and charged with motor vehicle theft on April 27th.

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Andre Gentry flees into woods after friend speeds down Tiny Town Road

23-year-old Andre Gentry, an employee of New Life Church, was seen in a vehicle with Amari Quarles, who was recklessly driving on Tiny Town Road on April 10th. Quarles was observed speeding down Tiny Town Road and then turning onto Pembroke Road, where he continued to speed. This prompted law enforcement to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle. Deputies pursued the car with their emergency lights and sirens activated. However, the vehicle continued to speed off for two minutes before stopping at the end of Arvin Drive.

When the car came to a stop, both Quarles and Gentry exited the vehicle and ran into the woods. Another deputy was able to capture Gentry nearby. Deputies searched the car and found two handguns, 190.49 grams of marijuana, scales, and small baggies. One of the handguns inside the vehicle was reported stolen in Clarksville. A search of Andre Gentry’s person yielded another 8.4 grams of weed. Andre Gentry 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.

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Amari Quarles caught with 190 grams of marijuana after speeding on Tiny Town Road

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.

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Soldier Brandon Thomas crashes motorcycle after attempting to flee police

On April 9th, 23-year-old Soldier Brandon Thomas was involved in a single-vehicle accident after fleeing police on Dover Road. When officers noticed Thomas’s motorcycle going 67 mph in a 45 mph zone, they initiated a traffic stop. Officers saw a female occupant on the back of the motorcycle when it sped up and passed officers at an increased speed of 70 mph. A traffic stop was attempted, but the motorcycle failed to yield. Officers did not chase after Thomas due to wet road conditions. Moments later, another officer heard the sound of a vehicle crash at an intersection near Dover Road and Power Street. Officers confirmed the motorcycle involved as the vehicle that had fled police moments earlier. The female passenger sustained road rash injuries due to the crash. Thomas was taken into custody for failure to exercise due care, speeding, reckless endangerment, and evading arrest. 

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Hellen Negash evades arrest after driving to church with expired tags

34-year-old Hellen Negash was seen evading arrest at an intersection near Highway 76 on April 6th. Officers initiated a traffic stop with both lights and sirens on because they observed a vehicle with an expired Tennessee license plate. Negash picked up speed and traveled southeast on Highway 76. After officers contacted the vehicle’s owner, Filmon Gebrezgi, Negash’s husband, he stated she was using the vehicle that day to drive to church. Officers also contacted Negash, who admitted to being the vehicle’s operator at the time of the incident. Negash was taken into custody for evading arrest and driving an unregistered vehicle.

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Patrick Booker caught with crack pipe at his mother’s house

37-year-old Patrick Booker was caught violating his order of protection at his mother’s house on Abner Drive on April 7th. When officers arrived, they came to see that Booker was asleep in his car. Once Booker rolled over, he revealed that he was lying on a “crack” pipe and a marijuana blunt. Patrick Booker was taken into custody and charged with probation violation, joyriding, evading arrest, simple possession/casual exchange, and unlawful drug paraphernalia.

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Quintez Brown flees police after shoplifting at Walmart, tells police “What did I do!”

24-year-old Quintez Brown was caught shoplifting from the Walmart on Fort Campbell Boulevard on June 19th, 2023. Officers made contact with Brown, who was stationary inside a grey Honda Accord until he saw them. Officers then attempted to instruct Brown to stop driving multiple times, but he kept driving and yelling, “What did I do!” Officers lost sight of Brown after he turned out of the parking lot. Shortly after losing sight of Brown, law enforcement received a call about the same vehicle running a red light on Fort Campbell Boulevard. The car also swerved into oncoming traffic to get around other vehicles at Providence Boulevard and Peachers Mill. During the investigation of the incident, it was revealed that the car’s registered owner was Ravette Wade. When officers searched “Ravette Wade Davidson County,” they found a court case involving Wade and four different males. Using this, law enforcement confirmed that one of the men was the driver who fled from them. Quintez Brown was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest and reckless driving on March 31st, 2024.

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Keith Jones pulls pants down, exposes himself while trying to enter stranger’s home

40-year-old Keith Jones was caught trying to break into a home at Glenndon Allen Drive on March 17th. When officers arrived, they were instructed to go to the backyard, where they found Jones. Jones took off as they turned the corner, and a brief foot chase ensued. After catching Jones, he was taken to the ground and placed in custody. While walking him to the car, he could barely stand due to being heavily intoxicated. Officers made contact with the victim, who stated that Jones was trying to enter their residence. The victim informed officers that while Jones was attempting to get inside, he pulled his pants down and exposed his genitals through the glass door. Officers proceeded to transport Keith Jones to booking, where he was charged with indecent exposure, public intoxication, and evading arrest.

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Patrick Booker steals mother’s Land Rover and flees from police

37-year-old Patrick Booker was caught joyriding in his mother’s white Land Rover on March 13th. Booker’s mother contacted officers and informed them that Booker had knowingly taken her vehicle without permission and would be in the Summit Heights area. She also advised that she was afraid of her son and didn’t know what he was capable of doing to her. Officers located the vehicle, but it sped off down Woodmont before they could conduct a traffic stop. An officer later found the Land Rover back in the Summit Heights area. As the officer approached the vehicle, a black male and a white female jumped from the back seat into the front seats. The officer identified the male as Patrick Booker and advised him to step out of the vehicle multiple times. Booker continuously said, “What for?” and “I didn’t do anything.” As Booker made those statements, he fumbled with different controls on the Land Rover until he set off the car alarm and popped the trunk before finally getting the vehicle in drive and speeding off. Patrick Booker was eventually found, taken into custody, and charged with joyriding and evading arrest.

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Michael Posey causes over $1000 in damages to girlfriend’s car

21-year-old Michael Posey was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend, Zilayzha Gilliam, at the Cumberland Manor Apartments on February 20th. When officers arrived, they observed Posey in a gold Nissan Versa with the front bumper hanging off the frame. Officers told Posey to exit the vehicle. He complied, but once he got out, he took off, and a short foot chase commenced. An officer chased Posey to Gilliam’s apartment, where he was taken into custody. While the officer was there, Gilliam informed him that she and Posey were in an argument. During the argument, Posey told her that he was going to “mess up her car.” The officer observed that Gilliam’s car seemed to have damage that would amount to more than $1000. Multiple witnesses stated they had seen Posey ram his vehicle into another.

Two hours after the arrest, officers caught Posey throwing a chair against the wall inside the interview room. As a result, the chair leg was bent, and several holes were created in the wall.

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Diontre Franklin crashes car fleeing from police during traffic stop, caught with multiple drugs

24-year-old Diontre Franklin was involved in a head-on collision at the intersection of Needmore Road and Pin Oak Road on December 28th, 2023. An officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Franklin because his tail lights were not functioning. Franklin fled the stop at a high rate of speed but swerved out of his lane and hit a motorist head-on. 15.8 grams of Fentanyl were found on his person, along with $440 in cash. Franklin also had a pill bottle with the prescription torn off that contained oxycodone pills and Adderall substitute pills. Diontre Franklin was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest, possession without prescription, due care, suspended license, light law, and two counts of Schedule II drugs.

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