Nashville Rideshare Driver Defends Lives, May Lose Job

By Cam Edwards

A rideshare driver in Nashville, Tennessee was forced to defend himself and a passenger after an 18-year old convicted felon shot at them after feeling “disrespected.” Thankfully, despite the shots fired from almost point-blank range, neither driver nor passenger was hurt. The suspect, 18-year old Jason Johns, Jr., on the other hand, ended up in the hospital.

The victims, a rideshare driver, and his passenger, reported that as the passenger went into Weiss Liquors he held the door open for Johns who gave him an odd look. When the victims left the liquor store they were followed by Johns to Fatherland Street. When the rideshare driver stopped to let out his passenger, Johns approached and fired shots toward them from approximately ten feet away. The rideshare driver returned fire, striking Johns. Johns fled on foot leaving behind the vehicle he had driven to the scene, a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder that had been reported stolen from a Madison residence on Tuesday. Neither victim was struck.

As it turns out Johns is no stranger to the law. When he was 15-year old, he was convicted of aggravated robbery, and just last year was arrested for another …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms