(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News)
The Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested two carjacking suspects Tuesday who were wanted by Georgia State Patrol. A Trooper with the Chattanooga District spotted the stolen Rolls-Royce speeding at 177 mph on I-24 Westbound in Marion County, Tennessee. The stolen vehicle then passed a Porsche 944 and caused the driver of the Porsche to crash into the rear of the Rolls-Royce. Both vehicles pulled to the shoulder of I-24 where two males exited the Rolls-Royce and attempted to physically remove or carjack the driver of the Porsche.
THP Sergeant McVey pulled in behind the vehicles, where he observed one male with his clothing partially torn yelling for help. The sergeant quickly brought the man to safety behind his patrol vehicle. Sergeant McVey then apprehended the two male suspects and recovered a loaded Glock 9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol which had been dropped in the Porsche during the altercation.
The driver, Tyler O. Long, age 20 from Jackson, TN, and a juvenile, age 17 from Jackson, TN, were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office.