Tennessee mom used her 5-year-old child as shield in armed carjackings: police

A Tennessee girl is accused of a number of armed carjackings together with one during which she used her 5-year-old youngster as a defend after firing a gun, in accordance with police.

Bethany Wilson, 24, went on an alleged auto theft spree that ended along with her crashing one of many stolen autos on an Interstate Thursday, native ABC affiliate WZTV reported.

Wilson, of Goodlettsville, reportedly stole no less than three vehicles over a interval of just a few hours earlier than she was arrested Thursday evening, Clarksville police advised the station.

She first allegedly took a 51-year-old girl’s Nissan Juke at a gasoline station round 4:42 p.m. Wilson approached the sufferer as she was filling the automobile with gasoline and allegedly pointed a gun at her earlier than taking off within the Nissan, police mentioned.

Roughly a half hour later, cops obtained a name of pictures fired at an intersection, the place a person mentioned Wilson allegedly stole his Mercedes Benz. The person advised officers she fired one shot and used her 5-year-old as a human defend, the outlet reported.

Police recovered each autos earlier than one other was reported stolen in a close-by county. Investigators linked Wilson to the carjacking of a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck, which she allegedly crashed on Interstate 24, in accordance with Clarksville Now.

Officers later discovered Wilson at a motel, the Days Inn, and arrested her simply earlier than 11 p.m. Her youngster was along with her on the time and was unhurt.

Wilson is dealing with a cost of aggravated theft, in accordance with WZTV.