{"id":144519,"date":"2020-08-11T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T17:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=144519"},"modified":"2020-08-11T15:17:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:17:30","slug":"tennessee-man-accused-of-smoking-crack-in-front-of-cops-ramming-police-vehicle-before-leading-60-mile-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/tennessee-man-accused-of-smoking-crack-in-front-of-cops-ramming-police-vehicle-before-leading-60-mile-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Man Accused Of Smoking Crack In Front Of Cops, Ramming Police Vehicle Before Leading 60-Mile Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASHVILLE — Despite fleeing nearly 60 miles from Nashville to Cornersville, Tennessee, Friday afternoon, accused felon Richard Braden, 31, couldn\u2019t get away from an MNPD helicopter and, ultimately, the Tennessee Highway Patrol which successfully spiked his tires twice on I-65 south.<\/p>\n

The MNPD\u2019s involvement with Braden began at 4 p.m. Friday when Officer Anthony Cavis saw his gold Toyota traveling erratically and swerving on Gallatin Pike. The car pulled into the Madison Square shopping center and a check of the tag showed that Braden was wanted in Sumner County for evading arrest and theft. Officer Cavis approached the Toyota on foot, told Braden he had outstanding warrants and directed him to surrender. Instead, Braden lit a glass pipe that appeared to contain cocaine rocks and told the officer, \u201cIf I smoke all of this you can\u2019t charge me with it.\u201d Braden then put his car into gear and repeatedly rammed officer Cavis\u2019 police car, enabling him to get away. An MNPD helicopter spotted the Toyota and began monitoring it from the air as Braden traveled on I-65 south out of Davidson County toward Alabama. Along the way, officers and deputies from outside jurisdictions tried to deploy spike strips, but each time Braden was able to avoid them.<\/p>\n