NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Police arrested a person accused of stealing seven rental automobiles from Nashville International Airport, and arrest experiences point out that man, Marcquez James, was arrested on comparable costs in 2019.
The 34-year-old’s alleged crime spree started to unravel on the night of Thursday, April 7, at Drakes Creek Park in Hendersonville.
According to Hendersonville police, James was scheduled to umpire a youth baseball game and arrived in a stolen automobile, a BMW SUV, stolen from Avis Rental Car.
License plate recognition cameras on the park entrance purple flagged the stolen automobile and police shortly arrived and confronted James earlier than he ever stepped onto the ball diamond.
“An officer located the vehicle inside the park, saw a gentleman dressed to umpire a baseball game. As the officer approached, he got in the vehicle and took off,” Sgt. Neal Harris with the Hendersonville Police Department stated.
The Hendersonville case shortly expanded as investigators with Metro and airport police developed James as a suspect in the theft of seven rental automobiles stolen from Nashville International Airport.
An arrest affidavit says six of these stolen rental automobiles have been found at a Madison auto physique store, and News 2 has realized that James can be linked to a January 30 sexual assault investigation on the Vanderbilt University campus.
An affidavit signifies that James matches the outline of the suspect seen leaving campus in a stolen rental automobile from BNA. As of now, James has not been charged with the sexual battery.
A spokesperson for Vanderbilt University despatched News 2 this assertion:
“On Monday, January 31, 2022, Vanderbilt University Police Department acquired two nameless experiences in which feminine college students indicated they’d been groped by an unknown male in the world of West Garage and twenty fifth Avenue Garage on campus. VUPD’s legal investigations unit reviewed video digital camera footage from the world, positioned each incidents and recognized a suspect car.
“After pulling the car’s license plate, VUPD additionally related the car to an indecent publicity reported to the college on Jan. 27, 2022.
“VUPD decided the car was registered to a rental automobile firm at Nashville International Airport. Through coordination with airport police, VUPD recognized the suspect, who was carrying the identical clothes, on airport surveillance cameras returning the automobile. The suspect then ordered a rideshare. The rideshare firm was capable of present contact data and a drop-off location for the suspect which led to an tackle in East Nashville.
“Additional investigation on the location by Metro Nashville Police led to the identification and arrest of Marquez Alexander James.“
As for Marcquez James being an umpire in youth baseball? Andy Gilley, Director of Parks & Recreation for the town of Hendersonville writes:
“Mr. James was sent by an umpires association that services Bellevue leagues and the adult baseball league in Nashville, as well as other areas. He came recommended from that association and had never umpired here in Hendersonville in our youth leagues previously.”
Gilley additionally advised News 2, “We are extremely grateful that our LPR cameras that we have been able to have installed in our parks identified this individual and his vehicle before he ever stepped foot on a field to officiate a game here. Great quick police work from our officers working around our parks. Having things like LPR cameras and a great relationship with our police department helps continue to make our parks and our city safe and free of bad guys like Mr. James.”
“It is concerning, I’m not sure how that happens. He was working as an umpire in some capacity somewhere. He does not umpire in Hendersonville. He was a fill in. I’m not sure how that happens. He does have a lengthy criminal record,” Sgt. Neal Harris added.
James is charged with a number of auto thefts in Nashville and in Hendersonville; he’s additionally charged with evading arrest and reckless endangerment.
News 2 has reached out to the umpires affiliation for touch upon the vetting of Marcquez James. So far, now we have not heard again.