Louisville Metro Police have arrested a teenager after investigators say a traffic stop led to a crash and a search that turned up large amounts of marijuana and multiple guns.
An arrest citation says officers with Louisville Metro Police Department were conducting surveillance on July 23 when they saw a suspect they believed was selling marijuana products leave a residence with a 1½-year-old child in the car.
Police say the vehicle went to a parking lot near Poplar Level Road and Naomi Road, where the suspect was seen putting marijuana vapes into the car while the child was inside.
Officers tried to stop the car, but police say the driver fled. Officers were able to follow the suspect and found him in a McDonald’s parking lot on Shepherdsville Road. When the detective attempted to stop the driver again, police say he drove into the detective’s police vehicle.
According to police, as he was fleeing, the driver allegedly drove “head-on” at another detective’s car, causing him to swerve to prevent a collision. The suspect’s vehicle then hit a civilian car in the process. An air unit followed the suspect to Kenilworth Road, where he was arrested.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence where the police had first seen the suspect leave from and reported finding large quantities of marijuana and marijuana vapes, more than 10 firearms and ammunition, and a large amount of cash.
The weapons were lying on a bed in easy access of the young child involved. As well, police located loose marijuana throughout the residence, also accessible to the child.
Investigators identified stolen firearms and multiple illegal “Glock switches.”
The teen, identified as 18 year-old Tristen Hays, is charged with wanton endangerment 1st degree (police officer), trafficking in marijuana, leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid, receiving stolen property (firearm), endangering the welfare of a minor, and first-degree criminal mischief, according to the citation. His bond is set at $100,000 full cash with conditions of no guns/no use or possession of firearms or other weapons.
Source: WAVE
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