Man out on bond, awaiting trial in 2018 homicide, arrested in Clarksville Waffle House shooting

Alexis Clark, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
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A Clarksville man who was out on bond and awaiting trial in connection with a 2018 homicide has been arrested in connection with a shooting Sunday at a Waffle House in Clarksville.

Mark “Bubba Rachi” Ellis, 28, was taken into custody Tuesday and charged in the Jan. 23 incident that left three people shot and several others wounded by shards of glass, according to a news release Clarksville Police issued Thursday.

The Clarksville Police Department responded to the Waffle House at 1683 Fort Campbell Blvd. just before 3 a.m. Sunday. Three people had been shot in the parking lot, and several patrons were injured by flying glass, investigators said.

Three people were shot and others are wounded after an incident in the parking lot of a Clarksville Waffle House located at 1683 Fort Campbell Boulevard on Jan. 23, 2022.
Three people were shot and others are wounded after an incident in the parking lot of a Clarksville Waffle House located at 1683 Fort Campbell Boulevard on Jan. 23, 2022.

Ellis was later determined to be a suspect.

He was indicted by a July grand jury in connection with the 2018 homicide of Taren Lyles.

Police said Lyles was shot and killed in front of her children inside her vehicle. Ellis was arrested on July 22. He was released from the Montgomery County jail on $1,235,000 bond the following month, according to booking records.

Taren Lyles shooting death: Man arrested in connection with 2018 homicide, police allege woman shot with children in vehicle

While serving the arrest warrant for the Waffle House incident, investigators allegedly found a loaded gun and a felony amount of narcotics on Ellis, according to police spokesman Scott Beaubien.

Ellis has been charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He has also been charged with possession for resale (narcotics), simple possession/casual exchange and unlawful drug paraphernalia, according to Beaubien.

Ellis has a federal detainer, which means he is scheduled to be transferred into federal custody.

Anyone with information or video footage is asked to contact Detective Luebke, 931-648-0656, ext. 5645. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward call the Clarksville Montgomery County Crime Stoppers Tips Line at 931-645-8477, or go online and submit a tip at P3tips.com/591.

Alexis Clark can be reached at aclark@gannett.com or 931-217-8519.

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