NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) was able to recover a stolen vehicle and make several arrests over the weekend thanks to GPS tracking.
According to an arrest report, an MNPD helicopter was tracking the stolen vehicle via the victim's cell phone when GPS showed the vehicle had arrived in East Nashville.
Officials said the helicopter unit observed at least four people exit the vehicle on Dew Street.
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Two of the suspects were reportedly taken into custody. Meanwhile, the other two suspects fled toward South 5th Street, police said.
Authorities reported the helicopter unit saw 19-year-old Charles McKinney and another person climbing over a fence at a construction site and running down South 5th Street.
MNPD said officers chased the suspects while continually yelling, “Stop! Police!” During the short pursuit, McKinney allegedly fell and was warned that he would be verbally abused if he continued to flee from officers.
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According to booking records, McKinney was taken into custody shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, May 12, and taken to Metro Jail.
Police said McKinney heard an officer making a statement about charging the other suspects with theft of a motor vehicle, saying, “They're acting like we stole a Mercedes Benz or something.”
Based on his comment, officers interpreted it as an “admission that McKinney was involved in the vehicle theft.”
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He was charged with vehicle theft valued at more than $10,000 but less than $60,000, evading arrest and theft of a vehicle.
Another suspect involved – identified by police as 19-year-old Cy Griggs – was also charged with vehicle theft over $10,000.
McKinney remains in jail on a $35,500 bond. Meanwhile, Griggs is being held on a $10,000 bond.
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