NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man is in custody nearly three weeks after he allegedly displayed a gun in front of an officer during a traffic stop in East Nashville.
On June 26, officers conducted a traffic stop on a black Infiniti G35 displaying an unofficial tag, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. As the officer approached the car, he reportedly saw the driver, Marcus Smith, 47, holding a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine between his left leg and the car door.
Court documents said the officer knocked on the car window, and Smith raised the gun where the officer could see it, prompting the officer to retreat…