A man with warrants in multiple counties ran from law enforcement in Cheatham County last week. He was finally captured, but not before colliding with another motorist and being shocked several times by a stun gun.
CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man with warrants in multiple counties ran from law enforcement in Cheatham County last week. He was finally captured, but not before colliding with another motorist and being shocked several times by a stun gun.
It all unfolded the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 16. That’s when Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) pulled over a vehicle reportedly going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.
By the time the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office arrived, THP troopers were investigating, trying to get the name of the male passenger who went into the gas station restroom with two children.
According to officials, the female driver was not being cooperative. Troopers suspected the man was Joshua R. Frost, who had an order of protection.
Several minutes into the traffic stop, the 26-year-old Nashville man exited the store. Though he had not told authorities his name, he indicated his ID was in the car and, if the woman got out of the driver’s seat, he could find it and give it to the trooper. The trooper allowed it.
On the body camera footage, you can hear the situation unfold.
“What are you reaching for, sir?” a trooper asked while looking into the vehicle with a flashlight, but then he had to jump out of the way. “Whoa, hey, hey, hey!”
Dash camera video shows Frost putting the car in gear and reversing, coming close to striking the law enforcement officers and their cruisers.
There was a brief chase, during which the 26-year-old collided with another motorist, but the sheriff’s office said the motorist was not injured.
“Suspect vehicle just hit another vehicle. THP’s staying with him; I’m continuing on,” a deputy reported. “He’s bailing right here.”
Moments later, Frost stopped. Deputies ordered him out of the car, but Frost gunned the engine instead.
“Driver, stop!” a deputy yelled.
That’s when Frost ran into the wood line. Two deputies chased after him.
“Stop or I’ll release the dogs!” a deputy hollered.
Frost was stopped by a barbed wire fence on a steep hill in a wooded section. The deputy ordered Frost to surrender. When he didn’t comply, the deputy used his stun gun.
“If you move, you’ll be tased again!” the deputy barked. “Do not move! You understand?”
Authorities wrestled with the suspect, who was face down, partially under the fence and tree branches.
“Put your hands behind your back!” a deputy ordered.
According to the incident report, Frost wouldn’t obey commands. Law enforcement ended up using the stun gun on him two more times.
It took several minutes — and the threat of getting a K9 involved — but Frost was ultimately arrested and escorted out of the woods to a waiting ambulance to be checked out.
Frost went on to say he was 280 pounds and exhausted.
“I don’t have the energy,” Frost said. “I’m sorry, sir. I’m sorry.”
“[You] shouldn’t have ran,” the deputy replied.
“It’s not like I ran far!” Frost argued. “You’re acting like I got far!”
“Running five feet or five miles is running!” the deputy insisted.
“That’s true,” Frost said.
Frost is being held in the Cheatham County jail in connection with the chase. He is charged with evading and resisting stop, frisk, and halt. His bond in Cheatham County has been set at $44,000.
A check of his criminal history in Nashville showed charges for evading arrest and domestic assault. However, the nature of his three outstanding warrants in that city is currently unknown.
Montgomery County has also placed a hold on Frost. Officials there told News 2 he has warrants for felony evading, driving on a suspended license, domestic assault, interfering with 911 calls, and vandalism. His bond in Montgomery County is $60,000.