MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – An investigation into illegal tire dumping along East Levi Road led to two arrests and uncovered thousands of discarded tires at multiple Memphis sites, police said.
According to Memphis police, surveillance footage captured three people using a U-Haul box truck to dump approximately 150 tires in the 300 block of East Levi Road on Sept. 28 and Oct. 1.
Officers spotted the truck on Oct. 22 near South Bellevue Boulevard and Lamar Avenue, arresting the driver, 26-year-old Joshua Gholson, and passenger, 25-year-old Danielle McGhee.
Investigators say both confessed to dumping the tires on East Levi Road. Gholson allegedly told police he was paid by four local tire shops to dispose of their used inventory…