MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man accused of a 2025 homicide in Nashville is now in custody after being arrested during a traffic stop in Mt. Juliet early Saturday morning.
According to Mt. Juliet Police Chief Tyler Chandler, officers conducted a proactive check of a vehicle’s temporary plate around 3 a.m. on Lebanon Road near Nonaville Road. That check led to a traffic stop and the arrest of Quotize Carter, 38. He was taken into custody without incident.
According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Carter is being held in the Metro Jail on a $350,000 bond in connection with the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Amari Christian on Haynes Park Drive.
Investigators said the shooting happened on Oct. 5, 2025, after two groups of women met on Haynes Park Drive to fight. Authorities said pepper spray was used during the altercation before the groups began to disperse.
According to police, a Honda Accord allegedly driven by Carter then arrived, and shots were fired toward a group of young men at the scene. Christian was struck in the chest and later died eight days after the shooting.
Detectives believe there was an exchange of gunfire, and Carter was also shot. Police said he later showed up at a hospital but gave vague details about how he was injured.
Investigators also believe Carter’s relatives were involved in the initial altercation.
Police said Carter is a convicted felon. He was previously sentenced in 2011 to an eight-year probated Community Corrections term for aggravated robbery.
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