On March 29th, Metro Nashville Police found D’Ante Leo Johnson leaning out of his car, covered in blood in North Nashville. His girlfriend, 23-year-old Deja Nicole McClain, admitted to stabbing him in the head with a large knife after he broke up with her. She also stole his social security card “so he would have to come back”. She is free on a $10,000 bond.
Month: March 2021
Man admits to pleasuring himself outside businesses while waving at women inside
27-year-old Montrerio Butler is charged with public indecency and criminal trespassing after exposing himself outside the windows of multiple Nashville businesses and pleasuring himself while waving at the women inside.
Musician Graham Nancarrow admits to punching man in Kid Rock’s elevator while intoxicated
32-year-old Musician Graham Nancarrow is charged with public intoxication and assault, after admitting to punching a man in the elevator at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse in downtown Nashville, leaving him with a black eye and scratches. He claims he “feared for his life” but was unable to articulate why.
MNPD arrests woman in mental health crisis, but not husband who beat & bruised her with a belt
Metro Nashville Police Tuesday arrested a 59-year-old woman having a mental health crisis, but not her husband who admitted to knocking her over, taking his belt off and lashing her multiple times, and leaving her face severely bruised from assaulting her. Police say the man had no injuries from her alleged attacks, while she suffered severe bruising from her husband’s attack. They took the woman into custody, charging her with domestic assault.
Man robs his mother of her tax refund with a gun to her head
24-year-old Austin Travis Pulley is charged with felony aggravated robbery after he held a gun to his mother’s head and demanded her H&R Block tax refund card. When she didn’t oblige, he struck her on the right side of her face, took the card from her wallet, and fled the residence.
Whip-It Canister & 100+ empty cartridges found in lap of man passed out behind the wheel #IWantMyLawyer
34-year-old Nicholas Beaty was found passed out behind the wheel of a white Mini Cooper with a whip-it canister and over 100 empty cartridges in his lap and front seat area of the vehicle. The keys were in the ignition and the music was blaring. To his right sat two empty Bud Light Lime bottles. Police say he was “angry, agitated, and dazed” when they shook him awake, and refused each and every question, simply demanding his lawyer.
Man admits to inflating price of LSD for “drunk college girls” after being found with 20 hits of acid
25-year-old Dallas Lee Burke is held on a $54,500 bond after he crashed his vehicle and inside officers found 20 hits of acid (LSD), empty and full beer cans, and marijuana. Burke admitted to selling hits of acid, but not making it, though officers noted a unique tattoo on his arm, which he disclosed was the “scientific formula for acid”, according to an affidavit.
#Assault: Man accuses roommate of taking his Swedish Fish candy, throws chair
22-year-old Aiden Sandberg is charged with assault after his roommate called police to report he tossed a chair against a wall after accusing her and her sister of taking his Swedish Fish candy.
Police say man was emotional and “conversing with a tree” prior to arrest by petty cop
Goodlettsville Police charged 31-year-old Zackary Ryan Phillips with public intoxication after finding him “conversing with a tree” and “becoming very emotional” during said conversation. Phillips admitted to taking Suboxone earlier in the evening. Officer Herendeen then became petty, causing an $1,100 bond to become over $11,000 after he missed something during his search of the man who was unable to even remain conscious during interactions.
Old Hickory sports coach charged with photographing minor in shower of his home
36-year-old Jeremy Morphis is held in a Nashville jail on a $75,000 bond after a Grand Jury indicted him for illegal photography of a minor. He is alleged to have set up a camera in the bathroom of his home and photographed an underage relative while they were showering. The indictment says the photo was taken for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. Morphis was a beloved coach of children’s sports in Nashville / Old Hickory, including DuPont-Hadley middle school, and at one point he was a guard at RiverBend Prison.
1,633 Opana pills mixed with Wild Berry Skittles at Nashville Airport – Ralphiel Thomas #Arrested
30-year-old Ralphiel Thomas is currently held in lieu of a $110,000 bond, after police at Nashville Airport located 1,633 15 & 40 mg Opana pills mixed among a bag of Wild Berry Skittles in his suitcase.
77-year-old admits to pointing gun at husband of 54 years over missing painting
77-year-old Bobbie Peoples is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say she pointed a gun at her husband of 54 years and demanded to know what he did with the painting of a dog she was currently working on. The husband called the police to report he was afraid she would shoot him.
Whites Creek ‘Twice Daily’ clerk shoots shoplifter’s vehicle 3 times with them inside as they flee
27-year-year old Kennetha ‘Michelle’ Blaylock is free on a $30,000 bond after police say she followed a shoplifting couple out of the Whites Creek convenience store she was working at, firing three shots into the wheel wells of the vehicle after both occupants were inside it.
Airplane pilot charged with DUI after taking drugs and rolling vehicle with a revoked driver’s license
43-year-old Mark Scott Bornemann is charged with DUI after police found him inside his crashed vehicle, which landed on its side after a collision on Briley Parkway on March 16th. Bornemann, who is a licensed pilot, had his license to drive on land revoked years ago, and told officers he had taken Gabapentin before driving, but not for any diagnosed injury or illness. Police say he was nodding out, sweating profusely, and couldn’t stay awake during their interview.
DUI: Pastor says he had “some Bourbon” before plowing into a vehicle at a red light & attempting to flee
57-year-old Pastor Lavan Strickland struck a vehicle at a red light on March 14th, then attempted to flee the scene, only to be stopped by a utility pole he then crashed into, disabling his vehicle. The person he crashed into suffered a lower-back injury, while the pastor admitted to having ‘some Bourbon’ but refused any other specifics.
Man nods off in pedicure chair with meth, heroin, and Xanax; police have to put his shoes back on his feet
36-year-old Rayburn Hollis walked into Li-En Nails Monday afternoon to get a pedicure, settled into a chair, and removed his shoes to wait his turn. Police say he was so high on narcotics he immediately nodded off and could not stay awake. Police had to put his shoes back on his feet for him so they could transport him to jail for the heroin, Xanax, and suspected methamphetamine they found on him.
Downtown partier arrested after causing a ruckus over wearing a mask at The Valentine in Nashville
24-year-old Brittany Wyatt is charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after police say she refused to wear a mask at the Valentine in downtown Nashville this weekend. Instead, she chose to yell & scream at staff, and threaten security as she was escorted out.
DUI: Woman blows .285 BAC while out on pre-trial release for blowing .263 weeks prior, given PTR again
40-year-old Jennifer Lichty posted in the #HipHermitage Facebook group late Sunday evening looking for someone to go out and have dinner with. She says she ended up going to Cinco De Mayo alone, and police say they later found her afterward when she rammed a moving vehicle in her apartment complex and blew a 0.285 BAC, more than three times the legal limit. Lichty was already out on #PreTrialRelease after she was found passed out behind the wheel with a bottle of rum on January 26, when she blew a 0.263 BAC.
TSU senior pulls gun & threatens ex-girlfriend who rejects his marriage proposal, police say
22-year-old Marshall Shanks, a TSU Dean’s List senior, was jailed on a felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge Wednesday morning after police say he pointed a gun at his ex-girlfriend and said “These streets are not safe” when she rejected his marriage proposal inside a car after drinks at a local restaurant.
Teen brutally beats 17-year-old co-worker unconscious inside Antioch Walmart
19-year-old Jasmine Scales is free on a $20,000 bond after police say she brutally attacked and beat a co-worker unconscious in the back of a Walmart store on February 28th. Store surveillance video shows her leaving the unconscious female on the floor and casually walking out of the store with the person she arrived with.
Woman charged after bloodying boyfriend’s nose in an Uber, before she fell out of the car
23-year-old Haleigh Feri is charged with domestic assault after her boyfriend says she punched him in the nose four times while riding in an Uber after an argument, then fell out of the Uber when she tried to follow him out of the car to argue some more.
Woman wigs out, charges into stranger’s home, assaults her, believing her boyfriend was inside
Alexis Crisp says she fought back on Sunday morning, as 22-year-old Alexis Sanford barged into her home, pushed her way past witnesses, and assaulted her, believing her boyfriend was in the home. Sanford is charged with felony aggravated burglary.
Nashville man to 911: “I caught my wife cheating, slapped her, and I need to go to jail”
48-year-old Mojica Socorro Ortiz called Metro Nashville’s emergency dispatch center Sunday afternoon to report he caught his wife cheating with another man, slapped her, and wanted to go to jail. He waited for police at the end of his driveway, where he was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault.
Woman slashes man’s tires during child exchange
37-year-old Robbie Foxx was recently booked on an outstanding vandalism warrant from 2019, charging her with slashing the tires of her baby daddy’s vehicle during the exchange of their child. The child told police they witnessed her slash the tires.
Man charged with assault of girlfriend after he woke her up to buy beer and she refused
36-year-old Bairon Ayala was is charged with domestic assault he reportedly woke his sleeping girlfriend up to go buy him some beer, she refused, and he punched her in the face and threw her up against a wall.