CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Chattanooga Police Department arrested
23-year-old Marquise Pitmon after responding to an assault in progress call
then pursuit.
On January 22, 2025, at 9:49 a.m., Chattanooga 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 from the officers. 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 23-year-old
Marquise 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 Marquise assaulted and kidnapped his girlfriend. During
the search of the vehicle Marquise 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.
This information is preliminary and is subject to change as the
investigation continues.
The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely
accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. A defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and
convicted through due process of law.