LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A person is facing multiple charges after he reportedly led a police chase through La Vergne Wednesday night while two young children were in his vehicle.
According to the La Vergne Police Department , Field Training Officer Thiede was stopped at a red light at Murfreesboro Road and Fergus Road just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30 when a pickup truck in front “accelerated aggressively, weaving through traffic and narrowly missing other vehicles.”
Authorities said Thiede activated the emergency lights and sirens and tried to perform a traffic stop, but the vehicle drove off, leading to a pursuit through city streets.
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Officials didn’t share any details about what happened during the chase, but they did say the truck eventually stopped at a home on Harrell Street, where the driver exited and initially complied, but then he resisted while being taken into custody…