MNPD apprehends Charlotte Pike ATM robbery suspects

From the Metro Nashville Police Department:

Thomas Gooch, 16, of Luann Court, and Larry Wade, 15, of Edgehill Avenue, were each charged in juvenile court with aggravated robbery and unlawful gun possession the robbery of a Nashville man at a US Bank branch ATM at 5711 Charlotte Pike Wednesday night.

The 27-year-old victim withdrew cash from the ATM at 9:10 p.m. and as he walked back to his car, Gooch approached him from behind and demanded his money at gunpoint. The victim complied. Gooch ran behind the bank where Wade was acting as a lookout.

West Precinct Officer Taylor Schmitz spotted the suspects sitting in a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am across the street from the bank at 9:40 p.m. They were taken into custody without incident. A handgun was found inside the vehicle along with the same amount of cash stolen in the robbery.