Murfreesboro Man Charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition Following Easter Sunday Shooting

NASHVILLE – Anton Rucker, 47, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the unlawful possession of ammunition and unlawful possession of a firearm related to two separate incidents, announced Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

As a previously convicted felon, Rucker was charged for unlawfully possessing ammunition stemming from his involvement in the March 31, 2024, shooting at Roasted restaurant in Salemtown. One man was killed and several others were injured during the Easter Sunday shooting. Rucker has also been charged by the State of Tennessee with Criminal Homicide in connection with that incident.

Rucker was also charged in the indictment with unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following an August 26, 2023, road rage incident in Murfreesboro. According to the indictment, Rucker passed another driver on a double yellow line and then pulled in front of him, cutting the driver off and causing him to slam on his brakes to prevent an accident. Rucker then stopped his car, walked to the other driver’s car and started arguing with him before brandishing a firearm. Murfreesboro Police detectives later searched Rucker’s residence and found several firearms.

This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Murfreesboro Police Department, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Hinkle is prosecuting the case.

A criminal complaint and an indictment are merely allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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