United States.- A woman was arrested for car theft, for having discharged a firearm and for having used her 5-year-old son as a “human shield,” moments after firing the weapon, according to police.
Bethany Wilson, 24, participated in an alleged carjacking spree and ended up crashing one of the stolen vehicles on an interstate highway Thursday, local ABC affiliate WZTV reported.
Wilson, of Goodlettsville, allegedly stole at least three cars in a period of just a few hours before she was arrested Thursday night, Clarksville police told the station.
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wave of car thefts
He allegedly first took a 51-year-old woman’s Nissan Juke at a gas station at around 4:42 p.m.
About half an hour later, police received a gunshots call at an intersection, where a man said Wilson allegedly stole his Mercedes-Benz. The man told officers that she fired a shot and used her 5-year-old son as a human shield, the outlet reported.
Police recovered both vehicles before another was reported stolen in a nearby county. Investigators linked Wilson to the theft of a silver Ford F-150 pickup, which allegedly crashed on Interstate 24, according to Clarksville Now.
Officers later found Wilson at a motel, the Days Inn, and arrested her just before 11 p.m. Her son was with her at the time and was unharmed.
Wilson is facing a charge of aggravated robbery, according to WZTV.
