Portland man wanted for reckless homicide arrested

PORTLAND, Tenn. – A man wanted for reckless homicide was located and arrested by the Portland Police Department on Tuesday.

Jose Antonio, 31, of Portland, Tennessee was wanted by the Kentucky State Police after being indicted by a grand jury in Lyon County on charges related to a fatal collision that took place on June 22, 2020.

A post on KSP’s social media states that on June, 22, 2020, Jose Antonio, 31, of Portland, Tennessee was operating a vehicle eastbound in the westbound lanes on I-24 in Lyon County, resulting in a head-on collision that claimed the life of a passenger in the other vehicle involved in the collision.

The facts of the case were presented to a grand jury in Lyon County, resulting in Antonio being indicted on the charges of reckless homicide, four counts of assault, fourth degree – minor injury, driving on a DUI suspended license and failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance.

A warrant of arrest for Antonio was issued on November 3, 2021.

After he was arrested on Tuesday, Antonio was lodged in the Sumner County Jail and awaits extradition to Kentucky.