Two Memphis men, one of whom is on probation out of Shelby County, are jailed in Nashville for stealing a new Mercedes that was left idling Saturday night at the front door of a hotel on Royal Parkway near the airport.
The Mercedes was located at an Elm Hill Pike apartment complex. When it began to move, officers attempted to use a spike strip to disable the vehicle. Christopher Chapman, 22, the probationer, drove the car over curbs to avoid the spikes. A Nashville Police Department helicopter tracked the Mercedes as it traveled at speeds in excess of 120 mph into South Nashville. Chapman pulled into an apartment complex on Old Franklin Road, after which he and his passenger, Terrance Newsom, 25, bailed from the car and tried to run away. South Precinct officers and Vehicle Crimes detectives flooded the area. Both men were apprehended after lengthy foot pursuits.
Chapman is charged with felony theft, felony evading police, and reckless driving. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $35,000. Newsom is being held in lieu of $26,000 bond on charges of felony theft and evading.
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