A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee in connection with the drive-by shooting at the home of Pastor Greg Locke, a move that prompted Locke and his family to relocate in September
“On December 4, 2024, detectives with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Metro Nashville Police Department, executed a search warrant at 8234B Terry Lane, Hermitage, TN, in reference to the shooting that occurred on September 3, 2024, at 1729 Chandler Road, Mt. Juliet, TN,” authorities announced on Dec. 5.
During the execution of the search warrant, police said they arrested Tyler Poole, 20, of Hermitage, and he was taken in custody on an outstanding indictment. He was charged with aggravated assault, four counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, and two counts of vandalism, all stemming from the shooting at Locke’s former residence that resulted in no injuries. Poole is currently being held at the Wilson County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Scott Moore told The Tennessean that when deputies responded to Locke’s home at around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 3, they found 30 to 40 shell casings around the house, the garage and a vehicle.
Following the shooting, Locke said he was advised by investigators not to return to the home.
“We have not been allowed to be back at our house since then, and other than packing stuff up, we’re not going back anyhow,” Locke told his congregation in September. “They told us that they fear retaliation at this moment.”
Locke, who leads the Global Vision Bible Church, which was recently relocated from Mt. Juliet to Lebanon, has previously stated that he believes the Lord slowed his family down while they were driving home from Pigeon Forge on the night of the shooting.
When they returned home, he said they initially thought someone had broken beer bottles on the property. As he and his wife continued inspecting the property, it dawned on them that their home had been attacked.
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