18-year-old Donta Reed was charged with theft of property, no driver’s license, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a traffic stop due to no headlights led police to discover the vehicle reported stolen from within Metro Nashville.
Month: July 2020
South Nashville man strikes wife while defending their son
56-year-old Aziz Shakoor was charged with domestic assault after striking his wife twice when she stepped in the middle of an altercation between him and their son. She suffered injuries to her face and required medical transport from the incident.
Girlfriend bites and strikes man during argument over keys
30-year-old Brittney Gowan was charged with domestic assault after biting and striking her boyfriend during a dispute over keys. The man suffered a bloody nose and a significant bite mark on his arm from the attack, per report.
Motorcycle man alludes Metro bicycle cops twice, finally caught on third interaction
27-year-old Christopher Goodly was charged with resisting arrest, evading on a motor vehicle, reckless driving, and having no license after two bicycle officers tracked and attempted to stop him at least three times within a day.
Nashville man tells police “Ahhh no, you’re gonna have to kill me… I’m not going to jail”
43-year-old Thomas Gatewood was charged with resisting arrest and assaulting an officer after he was found violating a temporary order of protection and when they attempted to detain him, he said “Ahhh no, you’re gonna have to kill me. I’m not going to jail” and swung his arms hitting an officer in the eye.
Joelton man throws wife into animal cage and slams her on the ground, per report
62-year-old Mark Reeves was charged with domestic assault after he threw his wife into a metal animal cage and onto the ground shortly thereafter causing her to require medical attention for her injuries, per report.
Intoxicated man urinates on himself outside of Richland Hills Apartments
43-year-old Christopher Childs was charged with public intoxication after being found hunched over in a vehicle outside Richland Hills Apartments in West Nashville where he had seemingly urinated on himself, per report.
Charges dropped against man who told Metro Police “GTFOH” and “I’m not under arrest”
56-year-old Ernest Bashlor was charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest when officers were called to a construction site where he was asleep by a barricade and said to them “get the fu*k out of here” and “no I’m not under arrest” while refusing to comply with their orders.
Trouble in paradise: Couple exchanges handgun rounds after fight
32-year-old Tanisha Mcghee was charged with aggravated assault and vandalism after she and her boyfriend began shooting at each other after a fight and a long drive from Chattanooga, per report.
Man headbutts roommate and threatens to kill another
42-year-old Jerry Bradley Jr. was charged with two counts of domestic assault when he headbutted a female roommate and threatened to kill the male roommate who was brandishing a knife, per report.
Nashville woman throws, shatters vase during assault on son-in-law
53-year-old Michelle Gunn was charged with aggravated assault after hurling a vase at her son-in-law during a dispute about the man smoking marijuana inside the residence. The impact of the throw was reportedly powerful enough to shatter the piece of porcelain and left an observable injury on the man’s stomach.
Intoxicated man tells medic he yanked the wheel causing his wife to wreck on I-40
37-year-old David Waters was charged with reckless endangerment and vandalism when his wife told authorities she was taking him to get some food and he attempted to exit the moving vehicle, then yanked the wheel causing them to crash.
Ponytail man tells VUPD: “Ni—r lives don’t matter”, smashes face on safety cage
47-year-old Jeffrey Tomerlin was charged with public intoxication, vandalism, and assault when Vanderbilt University Police tried to help him get checked into the emergency room but he was combatant while yelling the N-word and hit one of them.
Madison woman slaps and strangles mother over TV remote
36-year-old Michelle Wade was charged with domestic assault after she slapped, strangled, and punched her mother for refusing to give her the TV remote, per report.
Nashville man caught with counterfeit check charged with forgery and theft
29-year-old Alonte Moses was charged with forgery and theft after he went to a Tennessee Quick Cash location in Antioch and cashed a counterfeit payroll
Noted chef pins girlfriend/business partner down and smacks her with a toiletry bag during argument
54-year-old Stuart Stein was charged with domestic assault after he pushed a fan on his girlfriend, knelt down on top of her, and then smacked her in the face several times with a toiletry bag during an argument about her vehicle, per report.
Woman brings group of friends to beat up her ex-girlfriend
29-year-old Jonashua White was charged with domestic assault when she showed up to her ex-girlfriend’s house with a group of friends and jumped her, per report.
Inglewood son hurls apple at mother after being called a pig, per report
32-year-old Christian Hill was charged with domestic assault after picking up an apple and throwing it at his mother’s head after she called him a pig due to the mess next to his bed, per report.
Remembering Paige Turner – Nashville drag queen dead at 33
Nashville drag legend Paige Turner (Darrell Myers) died on July 4th, 2020, at age 33. Paige was in and out of the local spotlight for years and graced almost every stage at some point in her career, even appearing in Nashville’s fashion model circuit and a Robin Williams movie. She also appeared in the pages of Scoop a few times, and despite hating the coverage, she often disclosed how much it helped her personal growth in some areas of life. There’s one thing for certain – once you met her, you never forgot her.
Nashville woman attempts to incinerate vehicle at Robin Hood Tires
33-year-old Gabrielle Bailey was charged with aggravated assault, violating an order of protection, and bond forfeiture after throwing gasoline onto a man’s vehicle while in the parking lot of a North Nashville tire shop in an attempt to burn him.
Man steals woman’s keys, chases her down the street during clothing exchange
41-year-old Cedric Gaines was charged with theft of property and domestic assault after stealing a woman’s keys and chasing her down the street because he believed the clothes being returned to him had been doused in lighter fluid.
Man attempts to fight officers and medic at Parthenon Towers
59-year-old Donald Bennett was charged with public intoxication, assault of a health care provider and disorderly conduct after being observed in a brawl outside the Parthenon Towers Apartments. Bennett later kicked a Nashville Fire Department medic upon examination, per report.
Half-pint of bourbon leads to man pooping on himself at bus station
56-year-old Van Allison was charged with public intoxication and public indecency when police found him with his pants around his ankles at a bus stop.
Father kicks two-year-old daughter in the back when she would not stop crying
40-year-old Elmer Perez Paz was charged for child abuse when he kicked his two-year-old daughter in the back causing her to fall face first when she would not stop crying.
Man steals from Madison Home Depot five separate times
49-year-old Shawn Byrd was charged with four counts of burglary and five counts of theft of property after stealing from a Madison Home Depot on five separate occasions. The estimated total of the looted items was valued at nearly $1,200.
