A convicted killer has been placed back behind bars. Metro Nashville Police said Laquintaze Buford was on the run for weeks.
The 24-year-old man was sentenced to a ten-year probated sentence in 2017 on a second degree murder charge. The charge was in connection with the shooting death of Michael Elliot at the Cumberland Apartments in 2012.
As of mid-February, Buford's probation officer nor the police department could find him, but officers were able to catch up with him Thursday night in Bordeaux.
According to his arrest affidavit, North Precinct officers saw Buford and asked him to step out of his car, but officers said Buford sped off in the car. He eventually jumped out of it and ran away through backyards. Officers caught up with Buford after about a mile away, holding him at gunpoint in someone's yard.
Detectives said they believe Buford may be tied to other crimes that he's committed while on probation.
Buford was booked into jail where he was being held without bond.
