26-05-2025
MNPD: Man facing charges for evading arrest in stolen SUV
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A convicted felon is behind bars in Nashville following a failed attempt to avoid arrest for driving a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning, authorities said.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said one of its sergeants spotted a Cadillac Escalade, which had been stolen from Brentwood, driving recklessly on Dickerson Pike near Hancock Street on Sunday, May 25.
According to officials, 33-year-old Tyson Oglesby refused to pull over. Instead, he reportedly hopped onto Interstate 24, exited onto 4th Avenue, and stopped in a parking lot.
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Law enforcement said undercover detectives blocked the Escalade. After exiting the vehicle, Oglesby allegedly resisted detectives before he was taken into custody.
Authorities said they recovered a semi-automatic pistol from the floorboard on the driver's side of the SUV.
According to police, Oglesby was given six-year and four-year sentences for cocaine and gun convictions in 2020 and 2022.
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The Davidson County Sheriff's Office said Oglesby is being held in the Downtown Detention Center on a $103,000 bond for felony vehicle theft (worth at least $60,000 but less than $250,000); felony evading arrest (in a vehicle with risk of injury); felony possession of a firearm as a felon; misdemeanor evading arrest; and misdemeanor resisting stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search.
No additional details have been released about this incident.
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