A stolen vehicle in Adair County has been located in Tennessee near Chattanooga just hours after the theft.
On September 24th, 2020 the Adair County Sheriffs Office responded to Oxford Place in reference to a stolen vehicle. Josh Kemp of Adair reported his 2016 Nissan Maxima stolen out of his driveway. He also reported that he had property stolen from inside other vehicles in his driveway. The theft occurred during the night or early morning hours.
Adair County Deputy Padgett entered the vehicle stolen into NCIC and it immediately alerted to a delayed 12 minute hit on the vehicle. At 10:07 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Chattanooga had ran the vehicles registration plates.
Padgett made contact with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch and it was learned Tennessee HighWay Patrol, including the Hamilton County Sheriffs Office, was involved in multiple accidents 1/4 mile apart on Highway 111 South.
Durning this time It appears Tennessee Highway Patrol was in pursuit with another possibie stolen vehicle, a Mercedes Benz. At some point, the 2016 Nissan Maxima was wrecked as units approached it during the pursuit of the Mercedes and flipped numerous times, colliding with trees causing a complete loss of the vehicle.
Upon Deputy Delashmitt’s investigation, the suspect was located at Erlanger North Hospital and was taken into custody.
Gregory D. Freeman, 17, of Hamilton County, Tennessee will face charges in Hamilton County and then extradited back to Kentucky by the Adair County Sheriffs Office where he will face Felony Auto Theft charges.
