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Patrol Deputies Arrest Motorcycle Pursuit Suspect

03/28/2024

Hamilton County, TN – On March 24, 2024, a motorcyclist fled from a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy attempting to make a lawful stop on Highway 27. Since that time, the deputy has been working leads to identify the motorcyclist and obtained arrest warrants.

Utilizing an Instagram account operated by the suspect, the deputy located numerous recently posted videos of the suspect driving extremely reckless, including lane splitting at speeds of over 170 mph, through parts of Hamilton County. An additional video was also posted showing the suspect evading the deputy from March 24th.

On March 27th at approximately 6:00 pm, deputies located the suspect, identified as Carter H. Costo (Born 2002) at a business on Signal Mountain Road and he was taken into custody without incident.

Costo is being charged with the following:

• Reckless Driving (x4)

• Drag Racing

• Evading Arrest

• Registration Violation

No further details are available.



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