Third Suspect Arrested In Lipscomb Carjacking

NASHVILLE, TN — Early Wednesday morning, Metro Police arrested a third man wanted in the August 5 carjacking of a 63-year-old woman on Lipscomb University's campus.

Javontae M. Williams, 20, was taken into custody at 1:30 a.m. at the home of a relative on 22nd Avenue North. He is charged with robbery-carjacking and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bond. Based on information provided by Williams, the victim’s 2003 Hyundai Sonata was recovered by police from West End parking lot.

(For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Two 18-year-olds, Brendon Prettyman and Justin Webb, were arrested in connection with the carjacking August 12. A fourth person believed to be connected to the crime remains at large.

The night of the incident, the 63-year-old woman was leaving Lipscomb Academy, where she works, in her blue 2003 Hyundai Sonata when she stopped on the university campus to text a family member around 11 p.m.

While she was texting, one of the suspects tapped on her driver side window with a handgun, telling her to get out of the car, she told police.

As she reached for her purse prior to exiting the vehicle, a second suspect appeared on the passenger side and told her “you’re not taking that.” She got out of the car and noticed a third suspect nearby when the gunman told her to run. She called police from a nearby residence while suspects fled in her Sonata.

Image via Metro Police