MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — A wanted Nashville man was taken into custody following a traffic stop in Mt. Juliet Sunday afternoon, marking at least the seventh Nashvillian to be arrested over the past week after Mt. Juliet authorities followed up on issues with vehicles.
According to the Mt. Juliet Police Department, an officer observed a vehicle with a suspended registration on S. Mt. Juliet Road near Hershel Drive on Sunday, March 30, which led to the discovery of a 45-year-old Nashville man wanted for felony sexual assault.
The man — who also had a suspended license — was apprehended and will reportedly be transferred to Nashville law enforcement.
"Thanks to vigilant policing and proactive patrols, we continue working hard to keep Mt. Juliet one of the safest communities around," officials wrote on Facebook.
No additional details have been shared about Sunday's incident, including the name of the man who was apprehended. News 2 has reached out to the Metro Nashville Police Department for more information.
Based on social media posts, at least six other Nashvillians have been taken into custody in — or just barely outside of — Mt. Juliet as a result of MJPD's vigilance when it comes to potential problems with vehicles.
On Monday, March 24, police said an officer spotted a car with the wrong license plate heading down Mt. Juliet Road toward Interstate 40 West and ended up arresting a 33-year-old convicted felon from Nashville who was riding around with three guns and drugs intended for resale. He was charged with various offenses related to the possession of those items.
Then, on Tuesday, March 25, an officer patrolling Lebanon Road near Lookout D noticed a tag registered to a Ford F-150 was improperly displayed on a Honda Accord, but when he was signaled to stop, the driver reportedly continued for almost half a mile into Nashville before pulling over. Not only did the 29-year-old Nashville man have active felony warrants for fraud, theft, and forgery related to stolen checks totaling nearly $10,000, but law enforcement said the vehicle had methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and stolen checks in it.
Two days later, authorities announced a “suspicious vehicle investigation” in the Pleasant Grove Road area led to the arrests of a 40-year-old Nashville man wanted for felony aggravated assault with strangulation in Nashville and contempt of court in Cheatham County, as well as a 43-year-old Nashville woman with warrants out of Williamson County for failure to appear and Madison County for probation and community corrections violations.
On Friday, March 28, another wanted Nashvillian was taken into custody in the Pleasant Grove Road area. Police said they pulled over a vehicle for displaying the wrong license plate and discovered the 50-year-old man behind the wheel was wanted out of Nashville for two felony probation violations, once of which was related to aggravated assault.
The following day, officials said a car was stopped on Mt. Juliet Road near I-40 for a window tint violation, but then the officer found a 21-year-old Nashville man wearing a full ski mask who had a handgun — which was taken during a 2017 home burglary in Florida — in his possession. The man was booked into the Wilson County Jail on stolen firearm charges.
MJPD has not released any information indicating these incidents are connected.