MONROE COUNTY, GA — A Nashville murder suspect is hospitalized after a chase in Monroe County ended when deputies used a PIT maneuver on a stolen vehicle early Tuesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they first tried to stop the car around 1:01 a.m. on southbound Interstate 75 near mile marker 181, but the driver kept going.
The brief pursuit ended when the vehicle was forced off the road and crashed. Authorities identified the driver as 38-year-old Deundre Bridges of Nashville, Tennessee. Deputies later said the car had been stolen and that Bridges was wanted on a murder charge out of Nashville.
Deputies say the chase began during a traffic stop attempt on I-75
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were working near mile marker 181 when they tried to pull over the southbound vehicle just after 1 a.m. When the driver refused to stop, the situation quickly turned into a pursuit on the interstate. Officials described it as a brief chase before deputies took steps to end it.
Investigators said they used a PIT maneuver, a tactic designed to make a fleeing vehicle lose control and stop. In this case, the maneuver caused the car to leave the roadway and crash. The sheriff’s office did not say how fast the vehicle was traveling or how many deputies were involved.
Bridges was then taken to a hospital in the Macon area for treatment. Authorities have not said how serious his injuries are or whether other people were hurt in the crash.
Stolen vehicle tied the Georgia arrest to a Nashville homicide case
After the crash, deputies said they learned the car Bridges was driving had been stolen. They also said he was actively wanted in connection with a murder investigation in Nashville. That discovery connected the Georgia pursuit to a much larger case in Tennessee.
Officials have not said where the stolen vehicle was taken from or when it was reported stolen. They also have not announced any local charges in Monroe County related to the chase, the crash or the stolen car. For now, the sheriff’s office is treating Bridges as a man already wanted on serious charges elsewhere.
The case remains centered on what deputies found after the crash: a stolen car, a wanted suspect and a chase that ended before it could spread any farther along the interstate.
Nashville police say Bridges was indicted in a December 2025 homicide
Metropolitan Nashville police said Bridges and three other men were recently indicted on first-degree murder charges in the Dec. 14, 2025, shooting death of 34-year-old Gavin Thompson. Police said the killing happened at an apartment complex on Zermatt Avenue in Nashville.
Investigators said Babajide Grillo Jr., 29, lured Thompson out of his car while Glenwan Hobson Jr., 30, and Anthony Ramsey, 28, waited in a parked black Chevrolet Impala. Police said the two men ran after Thompson and shot him during a struggle.
Authorities also said the black Chevrolet Impala used in the attack belonged to Bridges. The Nashville case gives context to why Georgia deputies said he was actively wanted when they stopped the car in Monroe County.
What officials have said so far about Bridges’ condition and possible charges
Bridges remained in a Macon-area hospital after the crash, but officials did not provide an update on his condition. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has also not said whether he will face new charges in Georgia once he is medically cleared.
The sheriff’s office has not released additional details about the pursuit beyond the time, location and use of the PIT maneuver. It also has not said whether the stolen vehicle case will be handled separately from the Nashville murder matter.
Because Bridges is hospitalized, any next steps in Monroe County may depend on medical and investigative developments. For now, the agencies involved have focused on identifying the suspect, confirming the stolen car and linking him to the pending Tennessee homicide case.
How the Georgia pursuit fits into the broader interstate investigation
The Monroe County incident shows how a case that started in Tennessee crossed state lines into Georgia. A traffic stop attempt on I-75 led deputies to a suspect they say was already wanted in a Nashville murder case, turning a routine enforcement effort into a high-risk stop.
Officials from both agencies have anchored their public statements in official releases, with Monroe County describing the chase and crash and Nashville police outlining the homicide indictment. Together, the accounts connect the interstate pursuit to the December 2025 killing and the alleged role of the men indicted in that case.
At this point, the main unanswered questions are medical and procedural: how badly Bridges was hurt, whether Monroe County will file its own charges and what happens next in the Nashville prosecution. Those issues are still open as investigators continue their work.
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