Man Arrested After Assault At Gas Station, Police Pursuit

  • Monday, January 27, 2025
Marquise Pitmon
Marquise Pitmon
The Chattanooga Police Department has arrested 23-year-old Marquise Pitmon after responding to an assault in progress call, then a pursuit.

On Wednesday at 9:49 a.m., police responded to an assault in progress call at a convenience store in the 6300 block of Lee Highway.  The witness reported to the 911 call taker that a man was assaulting a woman inside a vehicle at a gas pump.  The witness also advised the woman was trying to escape from the vehicle, but the man pulled her back into the vehicle by her hair.  As the officers were arriving on scene, the suspect began to leave the store.

The CPD officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the vehicle by turning on their blue lights and sirens.  The driver did not stop for the officers and began fleeing.  Due to the potential kidnapping and the victim still visible inside the vehicle, the officers continued to pursue the vehicle.

The pursuit ended on Brainerd Road at the intersection of Germantown Road when the driver of the fleeing vehicle struck another vehicle at the intersection.  The driver of the vehicle was identified as Pitmon.

CPD's Traffic Unit responded to conduct the traffic crash investigation.

After the preliminary investigation by the Neighborhood Policing officers, it was found that Pitmon assaulted and kidnapped his girlfriend.  During the search of the vehicle Pitmon was driving, the CPD officers found a handgun with an extended magazine, drug paraphernalia, and a felony amount of suspected fentanyl.  

The officers arrested Marquise Pitmon and charged him with Domestic Assault, Aggravated Kidnapping, Evading Arrest, Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Go Armed, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Drugs for Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Reckless Driving.  Marquise was transported to the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center.
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