Knoxville Police Arrest a Woman on Multiple Charges Including Carjacking, Assault, Criminal Trespassing and Vehicle Theft

Knoxville Police Arrest a Woman on Multiple Charges Including Carjacking, Assault, Criminal Trespassing and Vehicle Theft

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Knoxville Police arrest a woman on numerous charges following a suspected carjacking, break-in, motor vehicle theft and assault.

Police arrested 26-year-old Tesia Taylor following incidents that happened in West Knoxville Friday night.

KPD first responding to The Abigail apartments after Taylor reportedly entered an apartment, demanded money and assaulted a resident, a 38-year-old man who was treated for a head injury.

Taylor then reported stole a car from the parking lot then crashed near the intersection of Kingston Pike and Leonard Rogers Street where she allegedly got into the passenger seat of another car and demanded that the driver get out, then crashed that vehicle in the intersection of Kingston Pike and Montvue Road where she was taken into custody.

Taylor is charged with aggravated assault, carjacking, criminal trespassing, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, motor vehicle theft and vandalism with additional charges possibly pending.  

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