Teen Carjacking Suspect Arrested, Charged With Assaulting Officer

NASHVILLE, TN — An 18-year-old suspected of stealing a Corvette in May and then setting it on fire is behind bars, facing an additional charge of assaulting a Vanderbilt University police officer.

Marvin Summers Jr., 18, was booked into the Davidson County Jail Sunday. Police had been searching for him for four and a half months.

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On May 29, a man left his mid-80s Corvette running as he ran into a store on D.B. Todd Boulevard. When he was in the store, Summers got into the sports car and drove away, according to investigators. The victim then convinced a bystander to let him borrow a car and he set to pursuing the thief.

The victim tracked the suspect to Interstate 65 and Rosa Parks Boulevard where he saw his Corvette stopped at a red light. When the man approached his car, Summers allegedly shot him in the femoral artery.

Meanwhile, a witness followed the Corvette on Rosa Parks until it turned on to Jefferson Street, from whence the witness called police. Nashville Fire crews found the Corvette fully engulfed on 14th Avenue North and Jennings Street.

After he was arrested Sunday, Summers was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. While there, police said he tried to rip the IV tubes from his arms and while he was being restrained, he allegedly headbutted and threatened to spit at a Vanderbilt University police officer. Thus, the added charge of assaulting an officer.

Photo via Metro Nashville Police