Teen Pulled Gun On Officer: Nashville Police

NASHVILLE, TN -- A 15-year-old pulled a .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol on a patrolman Tuesday, according to Metro Police.

Around 11:30 Tuesday night, an officer saw a silver Hyundai Sonata with Florida tags at a Dickerson Pike gas station. The officer ran the plates and found the vehicle was reported stolen earlier this month after an Elm Hill Pike carjacking.

The officer walked to the car to arrest a 15-year-old standing nearby when the teenager reached in his waistband to pull the handgun, according to an arrest report. The officer wrestled with the teenager and was able to get the gun from him, though the teenager then ran away.

Investigators say a 17-year-old in the front seat of the car had a loaded .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol which had been reported stolen from Kentucky tucked between the seat and the door.

The officer arrested the 17-year-old and another officer was able to arrest the 15-year-old at a nearby apartment complex.

The 15-year-old is charged with assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, evading arrest, drug possession, unlawful gun possession and violating curfew. The 17-year-old is charged with vehicle theft, drug possession, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and violating curfew.

Both are in juvenile detention. Detectives believe the pair may be connected to other "serious crimes."

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