Update, 4:20 p.m.: Batista is also being held on a fugitive from justice warrant related to a violation of community control in Seminole County, Florida.
The original charges for 2019 placement on community control were burglary, aggravated assault with a weapon, battery on person 65 or older, and grand theft larceny. He will remain on active hold for Seminole County until the completion of charges in Montgomery County, Delaney said.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A teenager wanted on gun charges was arrested after a pursuit by Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies that ended with a crash.
At about 5 p.m. Monday, near Purple Heart Parkway and Fort Campbell Boulevard, deputies saw a vehicle that matched one described in recent shootings at residences in Montgomery County, according to MCSO Sgt. Bishop Delaney.
Deputies activated their lights and sirens and tried to make a traffic stop. The vehicle sped away, and deputies pursued. The vehicle ran through a red traffic light at Jordan Road and continued down Purple Heart. Deputies ended the pursuit due to the reckless driving of the vehicle in heavy traffic, Delaney said.
Deputies went to the Dotsonville Road area based on intel from the Criminal Investigations Division. The suspect vehicle was seen on Moore Hollow Road at about 5:10 p.m., and a patrol deputy tried to stop it. The vehicle fled again but crashed after a short time. One suspect remained with the vehicle and was detained, Delaney said. A second suspect, Josue Batista, 18, fled into the woods but was apprehended a few minutes later.
Both were evaluated by EMS on scene and then transported to Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville for evaluation.
Batista was arrested and taken to the jail on charges of evading arrest, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, and registration violation. Batista also had a warrant in Montgomery County for reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm on school property as well as warrants out of the state of Florida.