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25-year-old Jonathan Cornish rode as a passenger princess in a Nissan Rogue driven by Shamika Jones on February 28th. Jones had an active arrest warrant but refused to stop for officers, sparking a pursuit. During the pursuit, Cornish fired a gun at officers several times. Three out of the five officers, Forrest Drake, David Collins, and Lucas Thomas, were in fear of serious bodily injury or death. Jones then intentionally crashed into a patrol car, disabling her Nissan. Cornish was taken into custody for three counts of attempted criminal homicide on February 29th.
Jonathan Cornish was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on March 1st, charged with three counts of 1st degree murder. He is held without bond.
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