Nashville’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitives: Week of Feb. 21, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two men who were arrested and later released are back on Nashville’s “Most Wanted” list this week after being indicted on numerous charges.

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, almost half are wanted on homicide, attempted homicide or murder charges. The rest of Nashville’s “Most Wanted” suspects are accused of crimes such as rape, child abuse, burglary, carjacking and aggravated assault.

Typically, suspects are featured on the list for multiple weeks or months up until their arrests. However, two men who previously appeared on the “Most Wanted” list were added back to the list this week after being indicted on multiple charges following their arrests last year.

While the search for these suspects continues, the “Most Wanted” list has aided police in several arrests, including six this month — four of which were in the span of one week. A serial burglary suspect wanted on 32 outstanding warrants was taken into custody on Valentine’s Day.

Meanwhile, another 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 arrested on outstanding warrants for aggravated child endangerment and aggravated assault at the beginning of February.

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In total, at least 89 people who have appeared on the “Most Wanted” list have been arrested since the program was launched in October 2022. Authorities have largely attributed the program’s success to tips from the public.

Below is a list of the suspects who made the police department’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list the week of Feb. 21.

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. Cameron J. Glenn

Cameron Glenn, 32, is a new addition to the list this week. However, this isn’t the first time he’s appeared on the list. Glenn was initially added to the “Most Wanted” list in November 2022 following several alleged domestic violence incidents involving the same victim.

Glenn was accused of strangling and beating the woman on three separate occasions, causing visible injuries to her face, including redness, abrasions and a missing tooth. In one incident, authorities said Glenn pulled out a gun and threatened to kill her if she didn’t do what he said.

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Glenn was on the run until May 1, 2023, when officers found him at an apartment in the James Cayce neighborhood. After his arrest, Glenn was being held on a $60,000 bond. However, court records show many of the charges Glenn was initially arrested for have since been dismissed.

Now, police are looking for Glenn again following a grand jury indictment. The charges he’s been indicted on include aggravated assault with serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault by strangulation, child abuse, domestic assault and interference with an emergency call.

Authorities said his last location is unknown.

7. Amare M. Ramey

Amare Ramey, 18, was also recently added back to the “Most Wanted” list this week after initially being arrested on July 10, 2023. He first appeared on the list on June 7, 2023, after he was named as a suspect in a May 13, 2023, shooting on River Drive that left one person injured.

According to police, a teen reported that her boyfriend had been shot in the shoulder while sleeping in his bedroom. After about a month on the run, undercover detectives said they spotted Ramey in a car that had been reported stolen near 12th Avenue South and South Street.

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The driver reportedly sped off when authorities tried to initiate a traffic stop, but Ramey and two other people were taken into custody after police said the car came to a stop at a closed business and the three suspects got out and began running.

Ramey was initially booked into jail on a $100,000 bond but has since been released. He is now wanted again following a grand jury indictment. The charges he’s been indicted on include aggravated burglary, evading arrest, evading arrest with risk of injury, reckless endangerment, carjacking, vandalism and two weapons offenses.

When he was first added to the list Ramey was the youngest person to ever appear among Nashville’s “Most Wanted” fugitives, and he continues to be one of the youngest on the list. Officials said his last location is unknown.

8. John R. Etter III

John Etter III, 46, is wanted on four outstanding warrants, officials reported. The charges against him include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated child endangerment, child endangerment and failure to appear. Etter was added to the list on Jan. 24. His last location is unknown.

9. Devon Guerrier

Devon Guerrier, 18, is another new addition to the list this week. This is the first time he’s appeared on the “Most Wanted” list. According to police, Guerrier is wanted on an outstanding warrant for especially aggravated robbery. His last location is unknown.

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10. Joseph Cavaleri

Joseph Cavaleri, 39, is wanted by the MNPD on outstanding warrants for five counts of burglary, three counts of theft of property, criminal impersonation, and four counts of failure to appear. Cavaleri was added to the list on Feb. 7. Authorities said he was last seen in the Central precinct.

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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