Quick action late Saturday night by officers assigned to the Entertainment District Initiative downtown led to the apprehension of three teenagers minutes after they used a stolen pistol to rob a 28-year-old Murfreesboro man of his car keys on the downtown side of the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
Yussuf Osman, 16, who the victim identified as the gunman during a show-up after the arrests, Joseph Shearer, 17, and Butoyi Deus, 15, are all charged with aggravated robbery. Additionally, Osman is charged with gun theft. The recovered pistol was reported stolen in Mt. Juliet (Wilson County) last year.
The victim telephoned 911 at 11:06 p.m. to report that he had been robbed. He said the robber with the gun put it to his abdomen and went through his belongings, ultimately taking the keys to his car. He said the teens fled across the pedestrian bridge toward Nissan Stadium.
Officers working the Entertainment District Initiative on UTVs quickly responded to the area. Osman and Deus were taken into custody on Shelby Avenue. Osman dropped the gun during the apprehension. Shearer was found hiding behind semi-trailers on Crutcher Street.
The victim reported the robbers had used the key fob to unlock his car from a distance, leading him to believe they were trying to find it in order to go through it or steal it.
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Yussuf Osman, 16
Joseph Shearer, 17
Butoyi Deus, 15