Nashville teen arrested again in Franklin after Fieldstone Farms incident last month

PHOTO: Jackson Farris / Photo courtesy of  the Franklin Police Department.

By BROOKE WANSER

A Nashville teenager was arrested for the second time in two months in Franklin on Wednesday.

Franklin Police say Jackson Farris, 18, fled on foot while an officer checked on a suspicious vehicle he was in.

A neighbor said the event occurred in the Grassland area, and Farris was carrying cocaine and a gun.

He was charged with Evading, Drug Possession, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Prohibited Weapons, and trespassing.

Farris already has prior drug felony charges in Franklin from an incident last month.

Cottonwood / Fieldstone Farms area residents who received an earlier Everbridge alert from Dispatch to stay inside: The suspect we were looking for has been captured. No need for further concern. pic.twitter.com/xEWxZJueAB

— Franklin Police Dept (@FranklinTNPD) July 18, 2018

On Tuesday, June 5, at 1:50 a.m., police responded to a call about teenagers swimming after hours at the Fieldstone Farms pool.

After a chase, they apprehended Farris, who they alleged was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, drugs, and drug paraphernalia in his backpack.

From the June incident, Farris was charged with Evading Arrest, Drug Possession, Felony Drug Possession, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, and Criminal Impersonation.