20-year-old Kevin Morelos walked into the Linbar Market in South Nashville and asked the clerk for a dollar. The clerk offered him a job, instead. In response, Morelos lifted his jacket, revealing a gun, and told him they needed to go outside and talk about it. The clerks called police, who responded to find Morelos as a passenger in a vehicle still outside the store. The vehicle gave chase and eventually stopped to let Morelos out, who was then taken into police custody. He is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of heroin. Morelos is free on a $5,500 bond.
| COMPLAINT: |
| 2021-0569243 |
| ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
| THE VICTIMS STATED THE DEFENDANT APPROACHED THEM INSIDE THE SUPER MERCADO LOCATED AT 238 LARGO DRIVE ON 11/3/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT ASKED THEM FOR A DOLLAR. THE VICTIMS TOLD HIM THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A JOB, BUT WOULD NOT GIVE HIM MONEY. THE DEFENDANT LIFTED THE FRONT OF HIS JACKET SHOWING A HANDGUN AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEEDED TO GO OUTSIDE AND TALK ABOUT IT. THE STORE CLERK WITNESSED THE INCIDENT (TO INCLUDE SEEING WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A HANDGUN) AND TOLD THE VICTIMS NOT TO GO OUTSIDE AND CALLED POLICE. OFFICERS RESPONDED WITHIN MINUTES AND WERE POINTED TO A GREEN/BLUE GMC YUKON PARKED BEHIND THE STORE, THAT THE VICTIMS SAW THE DEFENDANT ENTER AFTER THE INCIDENT. AS OFFICERS APPROACHED THE VEHICLE IT FLED. OFFICERS WITNESSED THE VEHICLE STOP BRIEFLY AT LARGO DRIVE AND TRAVELERS INN DRIVE AND LET THE DEFENDANT OUT. THE DEFENDANT WAS DETAINED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT TRAVELERS INN DRIVE AND HARDING PLACE. A SHOW-UP WAS CONDUCTED AND THE VICTIMS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE DEFENDANT AT 0759. A SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY .1 GRAMS OF POWDER IN THE DEFENDANT’S JACKET THAT FIELD-TESTED POSITIVE FOR HEROIN. NO HANDGUN WAS LOCATED. OFFICERS VIEWED CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THE STORE AND IT SHOWED THE DEFENDANT LIFT THE FRONT OF HIS JACKET, CONSISTENT WITH GIVING THE APPEARANCE HE HAD A WEAPON. THE DEFENDANT’S ACTIONS PLACED THE VICTIMS IN FEAR OF BODILY INJURY. The defendant was arrested for an aggravated assault that occurred on 11/03/2021 at 0745 hours at 238 Largo Dr. During a search incident to arrest of his person, Officers found approximately .1 grams of powder wrapped in paper in his jacket pocket. The powder field-tested positive as heroin. |
| PROSECUTOR: |
| NICHOLAS C CARTER |
| SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
| TIMOTHY M LEE |
| VICTIM: |
| OSCAR U CASTELLANOS CASTELLANOS |
| CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
|---|---|---|
| GS955443 | AGG ASSAULT – DEADLY WEAPON | 5000 |
| GS955444 | DRUG POSSESSION | 500 |
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| DEFENDANT: | MORELOS, KEVIN |
| AKA(s): | KEVIN MORELOS |
| ADDRESS: | 270 TAMPA DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37211 |
| JMS ID: | 965992 |
| CONTROL ID: | 599445 |
| SEX: | M |
| RACE: | UNKNOWN |
| DOB: | 08/06/2001 (20) |
| ADMITTED: | 11/03/2021 10:00 AM |
| RELEASED: | 11/04/2021 07:44 PM |
| BOND VIA: | BROOKE’S BONDING |
