Police arrest man after almost striking officer, pursuit and crash on I-24

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (September 19, 2025) - Police arrested a man Thursday after he nearly struck an officer with his vehicle, led police on a pursuit, and crashed into a patrol car on Interstate 24.

Officers charged Shawn Anglin, Jr. with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, felony evading, and multiple other offenses.

According to a preliminary investigation, officers received a license plate reader alert for Anglin's vehicle on Thursday, Sept. 18, which was allegedly connected to several crimes across the city. An officer approached the vehicle in the Aldi parking lot on Robert Rose Drive and ordered Anglin to exit. Anglin refused, reversed the vehicle, nearly hitting the officer with the car door, and rammed the officer's patrol car-making room for him to escape through a grassy area.

Anglin fled the scene, leading officers on a pursuit that ended when he crashed into a patrol car on I-24. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Emergency personnel transported Anglin to a hospital for evaluation. After his release, authorities booked him into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center where he is being held on $158,000 bond. A hearing is set Nov. 4 in General Sessions Court.

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