A man on the "WANTED" list for a Nashville murder has been captured.
This past Saturday night, Metro Nashville Police apprehended fugitive murder suspect Antwan Churchwell, despite his reported carjacking of a vehicle and kidnapping of two persons inside it as part of his continuing effort to avoid arrest, according to Metro Police.
Given the danger Churchwell posed to the victims, and knowing that he was wanted for murder, officers initiated a pursuit of the vehicle. Churchwell drove at speeds in excess of 75 mph into oncoming lanes of traffic and the wrong way on a one-way street. He wound up crashing into a brick wall at Trimble and Chestnut Streets, where he bailed from the car and continued to flee on foot (the two females were not injured). Officers saw Churchwell jump a locked fence at 71 Trimble Street. An MNPD canine team quickly responded and took Churchwell into custody.
Churchwell was being sought for the February 1 murder of Mayte Aguirre, 24, inside a car on Glenrose Avenue. The investigation alleges that he shot her from the back seat as she was riding in the front passenger seat.
In addition to criminal homicide, Churchwell is now facing a myriad of other charges, including carjacking, two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, child endangerment (of the 16-year-old), felony evading arrest, and unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon.
SOURCE: Metro Nashville Police Department