Nashville’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitives: Week of Feb. 7, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Following another arrest last week, Metro Nashville police are seeking to bring more suspects on their “Most Wanted” list into custody.

The list is updated every Wednesday on the Metro Nashville Police Department Criminal Warrants Division Facebook page. Each week it features 10 people who police said are considered to be some of the city’s “most violent” offenders.

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Of the suspects on this week’s list, half are wanted on homicide, attempted homicide or murder charges. At least six months have passed since most of the incidents took place, with one investigation stretching all the way back to August 2021.

The rest of Nashville’s “Most Wanted” suspects are accused of crimes such as rape, child endangerment and aggravated assault. While the search for these suspects continues, the “Most Wanted” list has aided police in several arrests.

A woman who investigators said caused a head-on crash while driving on the wrong side of Interstate 40 with her child in her car was taken into custody on outstanding warrants for aggravated child endangerment and aggravated assault last week.

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Another year-long manhunt also came to an end in January after police received information that led them to Illinois, where they arrested a former tech at a local children’s hospital who is accused of assaulting a 13-year-old female patient.

In total, at least 84 people who have appeared on the “Most Wanted” list have been arrested since the program was first launched in October 2022. According to authorities, tips from the public have been key in many cases.

Below is a list of the suspects who made the police department’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list the week of Feb. 7.

1. Lagarrion L. Blacksmith

At number one, Lagarrion Blacksmith, 34, is considered this week’s “Top Most Wanted” fugitive, according to the MNPD. He was added to the list on Nov. 29, 2023, after police were reportedly able to connect him to a deadly shooting that took place outside a Dickerson Pike bar last year.

Officers said they found 35-year-old Chancellor Eddins lying on the ground just outside of Trvth Lounge on Feb. 18, 2023. He had been shot and later died at the scene. Another man who had also been hit by the gunfire was able to give officers an account of what happened.

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According to police, the injured man told them he and Eddins had gotten into an argument with the suspect inside of the bar. Then, shots were fired as they left the location. At the time, the identity of the alleged shooter was unclear.

Months later, investigators announced Blacksmith had been identified as a suspect. On Nov. 22, 2023, officials said arrest warrants had been issued against Blacksmith for criminal homicide, attempted homicide, and felon in possession of a handgun.

However, efforts to locate him have reportedly been unsuccessful. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the MNPD at 615-862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

2. Raceme Crutcher

Police have been looking for Raceme Crutcher, 21, since July 2023, when he was named as one of two suspects in a deadly Fourth of July shooting.

Officials said the shooting happened at the Fallbrook Apartments on Dellway Villa Road. Etabo Malanda, 16, was reportedly standing on the porch of an apartment when two armed individuals came from around the corner and confronted him.

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Malanda allegedly tried to pull out a pistol that was inside his hoodie, but he was shot. Police said he died shortly after he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

According to investigators, four guns were recovered from the apartment, including one that was reported stolen. Crutcher and 17-year-old Jaylin Brown were reportedly connected to the crime through witness accounts.

Investigators also obtained surveillance footage and additional information from community members that they said pointed to Crutcher and Brown as suspects in the case. Officials believe the motive may have been an ongoing dispute between the suspects and Malanda.

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Brown was taken into custody on Aug. 31, 2023, after police reportedly caught him driving a stolen car. However, authorities said Crutcher is still on the run. He was added to the “Most Wanted” list on Nov. 15, 2023. His last location is unknown.

3. Kejuan Jordan-Cole

Kejuan Jordan-Cole, 21, is believed to be one of seven suspects involved in another deadly shooting on the Fourth of July, according to officials.

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Investigators said the victim, 27-year-old Christopher L. Harris, was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside his vehicle on Buena Vista Pike. Witnesses told police a group of young men approached Harris and around seven of them opened fire.

Harris was reportedly struck by the gunfire while standing next to his vehicle. Officers told News 2 as many as 100 rounds may have been fired during the incident.

The suspects — one of whom appeared to be shooting a rifle — left the scene in three separate vehicles, officials reported. Since the shooting, authorities have arrested and charged 16-year-old Jaden Wright, 17-year-old Erion Nesbitt, 16-year-old Kentrell Baugh and 23-year-old Deandre Jordan.

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However, police said Jordan-Cole, who was identified as a suspect on Aug. 16, 2023, is still on the run. The charges against him include criminal homicide and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

He was added to the list on Dec. 13, 2023. Officials said his last location is unknown.

4. Tyrone D. Walker

Tyrone Walker, 29, has repeatedly appeared on the list since July 12, 2023, after being named in a grand jury indictment charging him with first-degree murder.

Police said the charge is related to the August 2021 shooting death of Cecil Holmes Jr. The 39-year-old was reportedly found dead in the Edgehill Homes parking lot on 11th Avenue South after being shot multiple times.

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Further investigation into Holmes’s death led to the identification of Walker as the suspected gunman, officials reported.

In addition to the murder charge, Walker has also been indicted on charges of felon in possession of a weapon, felony probation violation and four counts of failure to appear. Police said his last location is unknown.

5. Michael A. Yarlett

Michael Yarlett, 28, is wanted on three counts of aided and abetted rape, according to police. Court documents indicate he is one of two suspects in the incident, which happened in September 2022.

Yarlett was added to the “Most Wanted” list on Nov. 22, 2023. Officials said his last location is unknown.

6. Elaura R. Settles

Elaura Settles, 29, is wanted on multiple outstanding warrants for alleged violent crimes, police reported.

The charges include attempted homicide, felon in possession of a handgun, reckless endangerment, aggravated assault with serious bodily injury and another weapons offense.

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Officials said Settles, who was added to the list on Jan. 3, was last seen in the Hermitage area.

7. Amber Fiddler

Amber Fiddler, 35, is wanted by the MNPD on outstanding warrants for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment with a weapon and felon in possession of a weapon.

She first appeared on the “Most Wanted” list on Aug. 23, 2023. Police said her last location is unknown.

8. John R. Etter III

John Etter III, 46, is wanted on four outstanding warrants, according to police.

The charges against him include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated child endangerment, child endangerment and failure to appear.

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Etter was added to the list on Jan. 24. His last location is unknown.

9. April Garcia Turcios

April Turcios, 39, is wanted by the MNPD on outstanding warrants for robbery, domestic assault with bodily injury and theft of property. Turcios was added to the “Most Wanted” list last week. Police said her last location is unknown.

10. Joseph Cavaleri

Joseph Cavaleri, 39, is a new addition to the list this week. According to police, Cavaleri is wanted on outstanding warrants for five counts of burglary, three counts of theft of property, criminal impersonation, and four counts of failure to appear. He was last seen in the Central precinct.

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Anyone with information on any of the suspects listed is asked to contact the MNPD at 615-862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.

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