A wanted “violent fugitive” was apprehended following a traffic check on Interstate 40 East on Sunday, according to the Mt. Juliet Police Department.
MJPD stated that they initiated a traffic stop on the car due to a suspended license plate. Further inquiry revealed that the driver, a 37-year-old Nashville male, had been wanted in Mississippi for nearly eight years.
The suspect has an outstanding warrant issued for him on June 26, 2017.\
“A check revealed he was wanted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections on a full extradition warrant for violating probation related to felony aggravated domestic assault,” MJPD said.
According to MJPD, the defendant was apprehended upon the discovery of the warrant.