Car Stolen in La Vergne Recovered by MNPD Juvenile Crime Task Force; 3 Teens Arrested

The Juvenile Crime Task Force teamed with an MNPD helicopter crew and East Precinct officers Wednesday night to recover a stolen Dodge Charger that had been taken earlier in the day from La Vergne.  Three teenagers, a 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds, were arrested.  A stolen .45 caliber pistol being carried by the 17-year-old was seized. Task Force officers spotted the Charger on Ed Temple Boulevard in North Nashville and attempted to stop it.  The driver, Charlie Easley, 18, sped away.  Officers did not pursue the car given the speed and…

The Charlie Brown, Jr. Murder: How it happened | Nashville gang member boasts about getting his “first body for a vehicle”

On Saturday, 02/24/18, 20-year-old Charlie Brown Jr. of Lischey Ave. was found dead from a gunshot wound at 8 AM in an alley in the 2600 block of Alameda Street. Here’s what we now know happened. According to now released police documents,  a concerned citizen contacted police and stated that they had information in relation to this homicide. The citizen’s statement was that two persons known as “Dee” and “Tay” left from Ireland Street on foot, armed with two handguns, on 02/24/2018 around 0000 hours for the purpose of going to purchase marijuana.…