Police Seek Person Of Interest In Fatal Western Express Stabbing

Police are asking for help in locating a person of interest who they believe has information on the stabbing death of a man found in a secure Western Express truck lot.

On Monday morning, 24 year old Deon Brown was found stabbed to death in a Western Express truck lot in Nashville. One day later, police located Brown’s car in Hickory, North Carolina.

Police believe that the car was driven to North Carolina by 26 year old Christopher Gadsden.

Investigators would like to question Gadsden about how he came to be in possession of Brown’s car and whether he has an information on his death. Gadsden is believed to have ties in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

It is not clear whether Gadsden is a Western Express employee.

If you spot Gadsden, you’re asked to contact police at (615) 862-7385.

Sources:
Nashville Patch
News Channel 5
WNCN
The Tennessean

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