Teen arrested for alleged carjacking in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 15-year-old was arrested early Wednesday morning in a stolen vehicle he allegedly stolen from a woman on Monday morning.

Police said Ja’Dyaiz Johns was arrested after he was stopped behind the wheel of the victim’s Ford Fusion in the 5500 block of Scruggs Lane around 1 a.m.

Johns is accused of approaching a woman sitting in her car at 7 a.m. Monday outside the Dollar Tree, 3460 Dickerson Pike, and taking her car at gunpoint. Police recovered a handgun and a realistic looking AR-15 BB gun from the Fusion.

Johns and his three passengers, two males ages 15 and 14 and a 17-year-old female, were taken into custody. Johns is charged in Juvenile Court with carjacking. The three passengers are each charged with joyriding.

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