MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Florida man is facing multiple charges after police say he nearly ran over a Murfreesboro officer while fleeing from a gas station where he had removed a credit card skimmer from a gas pump.
According to the Murfreesboro Police Department, 26-year-old Yunior Herrera Gonzalez, of Sarasota, Florida, was arrested Tuesday, June 16, after leading officers on a brief pursuit and refusing to stop.
Police said officers were dispatched to the RaceTrac gas station on Shelbyville Highway (U.S. 231) around 9:08 a.m. after a customer reported seeing Gonzalez remove a skimmer from a gas pump before leaving in a black Chevrolet Tahoe.
An officer located the SUV in a nearby neighborhood and attempted to make contact. Investigators said Gonzalez drove away, striking the officer with the vehicle's side mirror. The officer was not seriously injured.
Police said Gonzalez continued driving and refused to stop before eventually pulling over and surrendering on Burnt Knob Road near Interstate 840.
Gonzalez was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of evading arrest, three counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving, simple drug possession and driving on a suspended license.
He remains jailed at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $151,000 bond. A hearing is scheduled for July 27 in General Sessions Court.
Police are urging anyone who purchased gas at the RaceTrac station to closely monitor their bank accounts for suspicious charges.
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