Four Dangerous Teens Arrested and Guns Seized in Two Separate Cases

Violent Crimes detectives Friday night took four dangerous teens off the streets in two separate cases and seized their guns.

In the first case, a victim was carjacked at gunpoint of his Infiniti Q50 sedan in the 200 block of Davenport Drive. Detectives learned that an air tag was in the car enabling it to be tracked. An MNPD helicopter crew spotted the car in the area of McGavock Pike in Donelson. Detectives on the ground saw that the car was part of a street racer meet with people hanging out of the windows as the car sped around and ran redlights. A coordinated tactical stop of the car was initiated at Lebanon and Central Pikes. The driver, Josiah De La Rosa, 17, was arrested and charged with carjacking and felony gun possession. A passenger, Omar Al Hasan, 19, was arrested and also charged with carjacking, felony gun possession, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He is jailed in lieu of $105,000 bond. The gun used in the carjacking, a tan Springfield Armory Hellcat pistol with a light attached, was seized.

In the second case, detectives became aware of social media posts in which a 17-year-old was seen holding a pistol and hanging around a white Dodge Challenger. That car was spotted during a South Nashville street racer gathering Friday night. Detectives saw the 17-year-old get out of and then get back in the car with a pistol in his waistband. Two individuals (including another 17-year-old) were then observed taking turns firing shots out of the window. An MNPD helicopter crew kept eyes on the car until a coordinated vehicle stop could be conducted at Antioch Pike and Richards Road. Both 17-year-olds were taken into custody and two guns were seized. One of them, an AR-style pistol, was stolen from a Smyrna gun store.

The two are charged at Juvenile Court with felony reckless endangerment and gun theft.