NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One of the teenagers allegedly involved in the carjacking of a pregnant woman in west Nashville on Tuesday faced similar charges in the past.
Officials with the Metro Nashville Police Department said Taveonne Norbitt, 16, is facing an aggravated robbery charge with two other teens for robbing a 32-year-old woman, who is five months pregnant, of her belongings and Chevrolet Equinox on Westboro Drive.
They reportedly ditched the vehicle at 14th Avenue North and Jackson Street where they eventually were taken into custody by the Juvenile Crime Task Force.
It is the latest incident in the ongoing youth gun violence in Nashville.
Police said Norbitt was arrested for aggravated robbery in December 2017 when he was 14 years old for robbing a woman of her purse on 15th Avenue South. He was adjudicated in that case for a lesser charge, according to Davidson County Juvenile Court officials.
Public court documents stated that in May 2018, Norbitt used a gun to rob a woman of her cell phone and cash near the 400 block of Charlotte Avenue. He plead guilty to to the aggravated robbery charge in November.
Prior to the guilty plea, Norbitt was already under the custody of the Department of Children's Services. There was an agreement in July to transfer him to state probation. He remained under DCS supervision at the time of the carjacking, and stayed in a residential facility.
NewsChannel 5 asked DCS about the conditions of Norbitt's supervision under its agency.
A DCS spokesperson said the department could not comment on a specific case but said, "children come into foster care for a variety of reasons, including abuse and neglect. A child in foster care requiring mental health or behavioral health treatment may receive care at a residential facility. Children in foster care, whether they are placed with a relative, in a foster home, or in any other treatment setting, must be seen by their caseworker at least twice a month."
Norbitt will join the other suspects, Lamarsha McKnight, 17, and Lamonte Westbrooks, 15, at a juvenile detention hearing on Thursday afternoon.
