NASHVILLE, TN - The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is reporting that outstanding work by Violent Crimes Division detectives Thursday night led to the arrest of three men and the recovery of multiple guns, nearly four pounds of marijuana and 40 pills containing fentanyl after they fled from a traffic stop in Antioch.
Saibey Danjo, 19, Jonathan Patterson, 21, and Jalen Transley, 21, were seen inside a Chevrolet Malibu, which smelled of marijuana, as detectives were beside it at a traffic light on Hamilton Church Road. The Malibu continued to the area of Old Hickory Boulevard and Logistics Way when a traffic stop was initiated, and the vehicle fled.
L to R: Saibey Danjo, 19, Jonathan Patterson, 21, and Jalen Transley, 21 (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
The Malibu stopped at Carefree Lane where four occupants fled. After a short foot pursuit, Transley, the driver, and two of his passengers, Danjo and Patterson, were taken into custody.
A one-pound bag of marijuana was recovered from the front passenger floorboard as well as three handguns and an AR-style pistol from inside the Malibu. One of the Glock handguns recovered from the back seat had a switch to make it fully automatic and an extended magazine.
A backpack tossed during the foot pursuit also contained approximately three pounds of marijuana, the 40 pills that contained fentanyl and a digital scale.
All three men were charged with:
- Possession of marijuana
- Possession of fentanyl
- Two counts of weapon possession
- Evading arrest
