NASHVILLE, TN - A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history is facing new charges after allegedly leading officers on a slow-speed pursuit through multiple jurisdictions in a stolen vehicle early Tuesday morning.

According to Metro Nashville Police, 28-year-old Katlyn Gayle Wray was found asleep around 3 a.m. inside a black Nissan Altima parked and idling after hours in a lot at 826 Burnett Road. Officers on patrol noticed the heavily tinted windows and ran the vehicle’s tag, confirming the Altima had been reported stolen.

When officers approached the car, they deployed spike strips and set up a vehicle block before activating their emergency equipment and giving Wray orders to exit the vehicle. Instead, police say Wray put the car in reverse, striking a patrol car, then drove forward, swiping a second patrol car and nearly hitting an officer. Four officers were surrounding the Altima at the time.

Despite the spike strips being deployed, Wray continued to flee at speeds between 8 and 15 miles per hour, leading officers on an extended pursuit that lasted several hours. Around 5:30 a.m., MNPD ground units pulled back near Murfreesboro Pike and Knight Valley Drive, while a police helicopter maintained visual contact. The Tennessee Highway Patrol joined the pursuit just after 7 a.m., following Wray as she headed westbound on I-24. Troopers eventually stopped the vehicle around 7:30 a.m. and took Wray into custody without further incident.

When asked by troopers why she didn’t stop, Wray allegedly told them, “I’m already on paper for ten years anyway.”

Court records show Wray was already on probation for a 2024 conviction in Rutherford County, stemming from multiple drug and weapons charges brought by the LaVergne Police Department in March 2023. She ultimately pleaded guilty to cocaine possession as part of a plea agreement, and the remaining charges were dismissed. She was also serving probation for a separate 2023 criminal simulation conviction in Wilson County.

Wray’s record includes previous convictions for aggravated burglary in Cheatham County and multiple theft cases in Davidson County. At the time of Tuesday’s arrest, she also had an outstanding warrant for vehicle theft after allegedly “borrowing” a friend’s Ford Fiesta in May and failing to return it.

For this latest incident, Wray is facing a long list of new charges, including two counts of vehicle theft, five counts of evading arrest with risk of injury, three counts of aggravated reckless driving, two counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of vandalism, and driving on a suspended license. She remains in custody on a $107,000 bond.

Source: Metro Police

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