3 people arrested; multiple guns, stolen cars found by Metro police

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As a result of a coordinated effort between Metro Nashville Police Department Aviation and Violent Crimes detectives Friday night, authorities said they arrested three people and recovered two stolen vehicles, five guns, and 60 grams of marijuana.

According to officials, detectives found the first Infiniti Q50 heading northbound on Dickerson Pike near Old Hickory Boulevard with a temporary tag that wasn’t on file. The car allegedly sped off from an attempted traffic stop on Friday, May 9.

Law enforcement said MNPD Aviation spotted the Infiniti going more than 90 mph and running multiple traffic lights to evade detectives, but when the vehicle stopped on Westchester Drive, the two occupants ran into a nearby home. Detectives reportedly arrested the occupants: 19-year-old Kejuan Hodges and a 17-year-old whose name was not released.

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Police said they recovered marijuana from the floorboard of the Infiniti that fled, which had been reported stolen in another county on April 1; discovered a second Infiniti Q50 in the driveway that was also reported stolen outside the county on April 18; and found five weapons — including one stolen firearm — inside the home…

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