Update, Nov. 1: Clarksville Police detectives located Cordero Quarles on Tuesday afternoon at a residence on Seventh Street and took him into custody.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A man with multiple felonies on his record who was out of jail on a broken furlough attacked his girlfriend and stole her car Wednesday.
Clarksville Police are trying to find 32-year-old Cordero Cortez Quarles, according to police spokesman Officer Scott Beaubien.
At 2:26 p.m. Wednesday, Quarles approached his ex-girlfriend while she sat in her car in Summit Heights, Beaubien said. Quarles kicked out her passenger side window and took her keys, went around the car, drug her out of the driver’s seat, and drove off. The ex-girlfriend received minor injuries.
As Quarles was fleeing, he sideswiped a passing motorist. The 71-year-old driver was not injured but did have damage to her vehicle, Beaubien said. Approximately 30 minutes later, the car was located by patrol officers, abandoned on Poston Street. Detectives and officers with CPD canvassed the area and determined that Quarles had fled.
Out on furlough
“Quarles is well known to law enforcement, as he has been charged with multiple felonies in the past,” Beaubien said.
On April 19, he was granted a rehabilitation furlough from the Montgomery County Jail. On May 5, after he failed to report for rehabilitation, an escape warrant was taken out. His previous charges in Circuit Court were brought back up with a “Hold without bond” order from the courts.
Officers secured several warrants for Quarles’s arrest after Wednesday’s criminal activity, including reckless driving and carjacking. Other charges are pending.
Quarles is homeless and officers believe he might be in the Lincoln Homes area. If you see him, please call 911 immediately and wait for an officer. Do not attempt to approach. Anyone with information or video footage is asked to please contact Sgt. Coleman at 931-648-0656, ext. 5589
To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, submit a tip online at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers website or call the Tipsline, 931-645-8477.