Convicted Felon Charged with Multiple Weapons Charges Following High Speed Chase After Fleeing Arrest

NASHVILLE - Bryan Odell Hunter, 35, of Nashville, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday with possession of ammunition by a felon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a Machinegun Conversion Device ("MCD"), announced Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Thomas J. Jaworski.

On the night of October 24, 2023, Hunter, a six-time convicted felon, shot a gun near two citizens in the parking lot of Nissan Stadium. When Metro Nashville police officers responded, he fled in a stolen car and led officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol on a multi-county, high-speed pursuit, until he crashed near mile marker 89 on Interstate 24 West in Rutherford County. Hunter attempted to flee on foot but was arrested. In his car, police located a Star model Firestar caliber .45 pistol, an Anderson Manufacturing, model AM-15 AR-style rifle, three extended capacity magazines, 50 rounds of Winchester .45 caliber ammunition, 50 rounds of Federal 9mm caliber ammunition, 10 rounds of .45 caliber hollow point ammunition, one round of 9mm caliber hollow point ammunition, one rifle sight, and a MCD, which is commonly known as a Glock switch.

If convicted on the federal charges, Johnson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.

This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Metropolitan Nashville Police Department; Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Stephens is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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