Nashville’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitives: Week of Jan. 31, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A woman who is believed to have been involved in a robbery is the newest addition to the Metro Nashville Police Department’s list of “Most Wanted” fugitives.
The list is updated every Wednesday on the MNPD Criminal Warrants Division Facebook page. Each week it features 10 people who police said are often 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. Police said one woman was driving on the wrong side of I-40 with her child in her car when she crashed into a van head-on.
While the search for these suspects continues, the “Most Wanted” list has aided police in several arrests. A year-long manhunt for a former tech at a local children’s hospital came to an end earlier in January after officials received information about his whereabouts in Illinois.
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Terrance Boyd, 43, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant related to the alleged assault of a 13-year-old female patient at the hospital. He’s among at least 83 people who 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, stacking up to a nearly 70% arrest rate among “Most Wanted” fugitives. Below is a list of the suspects who made the police department’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list the week of Jan. 31.
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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His last location is unknown.
9. April Garcia Turcios
April Turcios, 39, is a new addition to the list this week. According to officials, Turcios is wanted on outstanding warrants for robbery, domestic assault with bodily injury and theft of property. Police said her last location is unknown.
10. Taylor G. Lipert
Taylor Lipert, 25, is wanted on multiple outstanding warrants stemming from a Nov. 13, 2023, crash in which officers said Lipert was driving on the wrong side of Interstate 40 with her child in her car.
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The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of I-40 at mile marker 221 near exit 221A, which is the Hermitage exit. According to Metro police, Lipert was driving her Mitsubishi Eclipse west in the eastbound lanes for about one mile before she crashed into a van head-on.
The driver of the van, Lipert and her 3-year-old child all sustained injuries from the crash.
Detectives believe Lipert got onto the interstate from the 221A exit ramp, where multiple signs that read “Do Not Enter” and “Wrong Way” are posted. Lipert reportedly told officers she is new to Nashville, does not know the area and is an inexperienced driver.
Police said she did not show any signs of impairment at the scene. The charges against her include aggravated child endangerment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Lipert has repeatedly appeared on the list since Nov. 29, 2023. Officials said her last location is unknown.
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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