While busting a house party, Cheatham County authorities found multiple Nashville felons, two of whom were out on bond for murder or attempted murder charges.
CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — While busting a house party, Cheatham County authorities found multiple Nashville felons, two of whom were out on bond for murder or attempted murder charges.
Deputies on scene told News 2 what they found and questioned why some of these violent offenders were in a house full of drugs and weapons.
On Monday, Sept. 30, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) called the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office with a possible location for a violent offender MNPD was seeking. Authorities went to the house, where as many as nine people were inside for what turned out to be a birthday party.
News 2 obtained body camera footage that shows the moment deputies approached the house and made entry.
“Face down now! You, get on the ground now!” a deputy ordered.
Law enforcement secured the scene and cleared the multi-level home. Authorities began asking for identifications and quickly located the MNPD target, Jordan Pritchett.
“From my understanding, you have a warrant out of Metro and they were looking for you,” a deputy said to the 21-year-old as he loaded Pritchett into a patrol car.
According to MNPD Public Information Officer Don Aaron, the Nashville man was wanted for criminal contempt, stalking, child endangerment, criminal trespassing, aggravated assault, and order of protection violation.
During the raid, Sgt. Shane Dunning — who led this operation — determined there were drugs and weapons in the house. He also discovered that two of the partygoers were out of jail on bond, one for murder and the other for attempted murder.
One of those men was identified as 21-year-old Kendrick Williams, who was arrested in April 2023 on three outstanding warrants for first-degree murder, premeditated first-degree murder, and especially aggravated robbery after being featured at the top of MNPD’s “Most Wanted” list for three weeks in a row. The charges stemmed from the November 2022 shooting death of 18-year-old Daryl Shannon Jr., who police said was found with gunshot wounds in the driver’s seat of a Dodge Journey van in the parking lot of Paddock at Grandview Apartments on Scruggs Lane.
At the time of Monday night’s party, Williams was out on bond, wearing an ankle monitor.
“Guarantee, 100%, it says no guns, no drugs, no alcohol,” a deputy said.
“I don’t have none of that,” Williams insisted.
In addition, deputies detained 21-year-old Jonathan Coward. The Nashville man was charged with attempted murder after two minors sitting in a car were shot multiple times along Brick Church Pike in October 2023, according to arrest affidavits.
Coward was also out of jail on bond and, like Williams, was wearing an ankle monitor
A third Nashville felon at the party was Dematheus Burns. As it turns out, the night of the raid was his 21st birthday.
In the body camera footage, Burns was sitting in the kitchen and Dunning said to him, “Thanks for telling us about the gun because it is an officer safety issue.”
Burns’ criminal history includes drugs, weapons, and evading arrest.
According to the arrest warrant out of Cheatham County, authorities found more than $17,000 in cash on the 21-year-old Monday night.
Deputies searched the home and found multiple loaded guns, including a Micro Draco pistol chambered in 7.62x39mm. Law enforcement said the magazine was full and there was a round in the chamber of the weapon, which was in a bag in the kitchen.
Investigators also found drugs hidden in air vents and the clothes dryer.
Dunning said his crew was very surprised at the felons in the house, especially those wearing ankle monitors.
“I would say that somebody needs to take a closer look at this because it’s endangering the lives of not just us officers, but it’s endangering the lives of the community,” Dunning said. “These guys are getting out on bond and they’re not learning their lesson.”
According to the Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney’s Office, revocation proceedings have begun for the two men wearing ankle monitors.
News 2 also contacted MNPD about the release of these violent offenders. Chief John Drake sent the following statement:
I believe that the safety of our communities should always be an important consideration in setting bond amounts and determining other conditions of pretrial release. A defendant’s history with the justice system should be a part of that public safety consideration, with the imposition of effective pretrial release conditions as appropriate.
In addition, News 2 reached out to the Davidson County judges who granted bond to these suspects. A spokesman for the court said they have no comment.