Illegal alien:MNPD said that officers recovered three handguns and a rifle after Verela Dubon was arrested

ICE Identifies Teen Arrested After High Speed Chase with Nashville Police as Illegal Immigrant from Honduras

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October 20, 2025 Tom Pappert

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday identified Gelsen Verela Dubon, the 18-year-old who was arrested following a high speed chase with Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), as an illegal immigrant from Honduras.

An ICE spokesman reportedly confirmed Verela Dubon (pictured above) is a Honduran national in a statement to WKRN, and Davidson County Sheriff’s Office records show he is currently being held on a detainer requested by ICE. According to ICE, such detainers are lodged, “against potentially dangerous aliens who have been arrested by another law enforcement agency or are removable from the United States.”

The arrest was first announced by MNPD last week, when the department said its officers spotted an Infiniti G37 on Murfreesboro Pike, “that was suspected of being involved in multiple burglaries/thefts.”

According to MNPD, the vehicle first fled from law enforcement “at a high rate of speed,” but ultimately “spun out and crashed while exiting I-24 at Harding Place.” Verela Dubon then allegedly fled on foot, but was “quickly apprehended,” the department stated.

MNPD said that officers recovered three handguns and a rifle after Verela Dubon was arrested, with WKRN reporting one of the firearms had previously been reported stolen.

He was charged with felony weapon possession, gun possession during the commission of a felony, evading arrest, and possession of burglary tools, according to the department. It is against the law for an illegal immigrant to possess firearms anywhere in the United States.

The arrest comes months after a joint operation between Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) and ICE saw nearly 200illegal immigrants detained in May, including 95 individuals who had previous criminal convictions, and 31 who were previously deported.

The inaugural edition of an annual report released in January of this year showed that Tennessee arrested or convicted nearly 3,000 illegal immigrants during the final three months of 2024, including 796 illegal immigrants who were processed by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office.

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