23-year-old Joquesha Crawford says she was lying in bed with the father of her child, Floyd Zunk, and slapped him in the face when he called her a “weak *ss b*-ch” just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. Police arrived and spoke with both parties. Zunk says it was an argument that was escalating when she slapped him. She was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault.
Month: September 2022
Tarrell Grant charged in bloody assault of girlfriend, told police “nothing happened”
Witnesses called police after observing Sydney Medders running through a Nashville apartment complex screaming for help while being kicked by her boyfriend, 25-year-old Tarrell Grant. She was able to hide in a neighbor’s apartment until officers arrived at the scene. Officers found her with multiple injuries, including a bloody nose where she had been pushed into a wall, abrasions, and blood on her shirt. She did not want to prosecute for the domestic violence, and Grant told police “nothing happened.” Due to the circumstances, the relationship, and the history of domestic violence, officers prosecuted on her behalf and took Tarrell Grant into custody.
Helen Yanuirian Calilx charged in assault of boyfriend at Honduras Restaurant
23-year-old Helen Yanuirian Calilx says her missing cell phone was pinging at Haunduras Restaurant on Murfreesboro Pike Thursday, so she drove to the location at 5:30 p.m. and found her boyfriend, Andy Plata, at the restaurant eating. Security footage from the restaurant shows she then confronts Plata aggressively and follows him around the restaurant yelling at him, while Plata is observed calmly walking with his hands above his shoulders and attempting to walk away and diffuse the situation. Plata told police she was abusive and aggressive toward him from the moment she walked in the door. Officers determined she was the aggressor in the situation and charged her with domestic assault.
Thomas Dwyer punches cop in face multiple times in downtown Nashville during struggle
At 2 a.m. Friday, Metro Nashville Police responded to an officer needing assistance call on Broadway in downtown Nashville. Officer Brenton Adcox says he came upon 38-year-old Thomas Dwyer, who was assaulting another man. As he commanded Dwyer to stop, Dwyer turned on the officer and began to punch him in the face and head multiple times before Officer Adcox could get him restrained. Dwyer stated he had “a few drinks” but felt he wasn’t drunk, and he claimed the man he was fighting had stolen his hat.
Wamond Webb punches girlfriend, destroys her vehicle, and flees with his mother in her car
30-year-old Wamond Webb, who goes by the names “Walt Geezy” and “Wamond Macnificent Webb” on social media, is accused of splashing a beer in his girlfriend’s face, vandalizing her car, and then fleeing the scene with his mother as his getaway driver. Police met with Erica Faw at an East Nashville Citgo, where she was standing beside her heavily damaged Ford Escape. She told police that her boyfriend, Webb, threw the beer in her face and punched her just under her right eye, causing her to stop the vehicle as she was driving. She escaped into a gas station while Webb broke out the rear window of her car and damaged the door handles. As she approached him, she says he fled to a vehicle driven by his mother and left the scene. Officers also documented the rearview mirror was ripped off, the key was broken off inside the ignition, and the gear shift had been completely ripped from the console, rendering the vehicle inoperable.
Texas tourist Adam Campos fights patron at Kid Rock’s Bar & punches police UTV
22-year-old Texas tourist Adam Campos was involved in a fight at Kid Rock’s Bar on Broadway in downtown Nashville Sunday. He appeared to require medical attention but became combative when medics arrived and attempted to re-enter the bar to continue the fight with the other person from who he was now separated. While officers initially agreed to let him go about his night, a few minutes later they observed him standing near the entrance holding a knife, where they believed he was waiting for the other party to exit the bar. Campos then suddenly approached a police UTV and punched it with his fist. Deciding he was too intoxicated to be left alone, Campos was placed into custody and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
Jonathan Phelps charged in assault of Layer Cake bouncer in downtown Nashville
Layer Cake Security Team Member Lance Matthew Mann says he was attempting to move a crowd of patrons out of the way so a handicapped person could pass by on September 3rd when 26-year-old Jonathan ‘Jono’ Phelps pushed him and punched him in the nose. Metro Nashville Police responded to the scene and confirmed the incident on security video from the venue. Phelps was issued a citation for assault and was booked on the citation this week.
Clarksville won’t investigate touching/sexual harassment complaints on Roxy’s Ryan Bowie; he will continue working with the city’s landmark theatre
In the time since a half-dozen complaints have been received about Roxy Theater Director Ryan Bowie, alleging inappropriate touching, assault, sexual harassment, stalking, and inappropriate relationships with actors under his employ, two members of the Roxy’s Board of Directors have now resigned in protest as its own executive committee cleared Bowie of any wrongdoing, despite making changes including an HR director position and an “intimacy choreographer.”
Bowie’s name is closely associated with the Roxy Theatre, the City of Clarksville, and the Children’s Theatre programs; however, the city, led by Mayor Joe Pitts, says they can’t investigate the allegations because he’s not actually a city employee and isn’t bound to any ethics rules the city may have in place.
Emails obtained by Clarksville Today show the Roxy Board determined that “any of the allegations made against Mr. Bowie do not rise to the level of liability from a legal standpoint,” so they would no longer investigate the matter, either.
Citizens have been clear, whether there is a legal liability or not, where there’s smoke, there is likely fire, and this many complaints didn’t happen overnight or from single incidents. Citizens, actors, and even the APSU Threatre program professors have all made it clear — The Roxy can’t continue on its current path with the city and the children’s theatre program with Ryan Bowie at the helm, and if we’re waiting on a “legal liability,” the damage will have already been done to the Roxy & the City of Clarksville. Bowie is an agenda item on Thursday’s City Council Meeting at 4:30 p.m. [more documents inside full story…]
Lanikya Harris pins Michelle Render against wall with car before beating her; says she owed her money
Michelle Render says she owed money to 34-year-old Lanikya Harris, who she was supposed to meet at 6 p.m. at a neutral location. As Render was leaving her home for the meetup, she was walking toward Hart Street just south of downtown Nashville and noticed Harris’ car. The two engaged in a verbal altercation, and suddenly Harris jumps a curb in her vehicle, drives through a parking lot, and pins Render against a building. She then put the car in reverse to release the victim, placed the car in park, and exited the vehicle. She approached the victim on foot and continued the physical assault on Render. A nearby neighbor, Eric Wallace, witness the assault from his apartment and confirmed the events to police.
Ashley Lopez breaks boyfriend’s cast iron skillet, gifted from his grandmother
23-year-old Ashley Lopez is charged with domestic vandalism after she went berserk and threw a toaster and pans on the ground, knocked over a TV, and snapped the handle off a cast-iron skillet passed down to her boyfriend from his grandmother, valued at over $300. Johnathan Sutton says the skillet was a prized possession, and Ashley became upset when she felt he didn’t stand up for her in front of his family. There is currently no update on plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas invitations this year.
Morton’s smelled like a good deal — until Stephen Stanton got stuck with the bill
57-year-old Stephen Craig Stanton and three friends walked into Morton’s The Steakhouse on Church Street in downtown Nashville Friday night, enjoyed their dinner, and racked up a bill totaling $1,042.27. Three of the individuals left the location, leaving Stanton behind. When confronted by the dining manager, Stanton advised he would not pay for the bill as he did not have any money. Police responded to the scene and took Stanton into custody for felony theft of services.
Robert Dillon pepper sprayed & arrested after trying to break into his apartment building while intoxicated
30-year-old Robert Dillon is charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he attempted to “bust the door open” to his downtown Nashville apartment building and was pepper-sprayed by security. He was reportedly attempting to get into an inner door leading to the residences when a guard says she told him to stop trying to break through the door, and he became irate. She says he yelled at her, took a fighting stance, and took a swing at her. Fearing for her safety, she pepper sprayed the resident. She says he then fell to the ground and began hitting his own head on a ramp causing his nose to bleed. Officers arrived and say he smelled of alcohol and took him into custody. Dillon has frequently opined about the digital key system not working at the building and often posted photographs of the rooms full of trash in the complex.
Bar patrons clap & celebrate as police remove Jeff Serra from Margaritaville Hotel in downtown Nashville
Staff at the Margaritaville Hotel in downtown Nashville say 43-year-old Jeffrey Serra was extremely intoxicated and causing a disturbance, so he was asked to leave. He closed out his tab but refused to leave the property, stating he had an issue with the amount he had just paid. Metro Nashville Police arrived to find him extremely intoxicated and still arguing about the tab. He was asked to step outside and discuss the matter with them, but he refused and became more belligerent and escalated to screams and shouts, disrupting other patrons. As police exported him from the property, the entire bar clapped during his departure. A search incident to arrest revealed a rolled marijuana blunt in a cigarette pack and 5 Oxycodone pills that were not in a bottle that was prescribed to him.
Keyera Majors jailed over facebook threats to Shontia Dillard
22-year-old Keyera Rochell Majors was jailed this week on an outstanding warrant charging her with harassment. Shontia Dillard says she received messages from Majors that stated, “OML it’s up!! behind mine I’ll lay yours!!” When she responded “Laywho!!”, Majors responded “You!!,” followed by very specific threats to the life and welfare of Dillard. She is free on a $1,000 bond.
Jordan Gillenwaters charged with punching ex-lover during dispute
22-year-old Jordan Gillenwaters and Antawaun Lacy had recently ended their relationship of two years, and each still resides within the same apartment building. On August 29th, Lacy was sitting on the breezeway steps when Gillenwaters approached him, yelling and calling him names. When a neighbor stepped out and told them to take their problems elsewhere, Gillenwaters punched Lacy in the mouth and fled the scene. Officers documented an injury to Lacy’s lip and took out a warrant for the arrest of Gillenwaters.
Brittanie Gray charged after making bomb threat from within TriStar Centennial Hospital
19-year-old Brittanie Gray is charged with filing a false report of an emergency after they called in a bomb threat to TriStar Centennial Medical Center on Friday. Even though the phone used to place the call didn’t have active service, the device’s prior number showed when the 911 call was placed on the device. Dispatchers were able to match prior calls from the same number which had been placed by Brittanie (Andrew) Gray. Officers learned that a patient by that name was on a 6404 (psychiatric) hold at the hospital and did have access to their phone. Upon their release, they were taken into custody and charged with felony filing a false report.
Bachelorettes: 0; Nashville: 1. Karly Pustka arrested after assaulting the bride-to-be
On Sunday, 25-year-old Karly Pustka opined on her Instagram account: “Nashville can’t handle the Texans #nashvillebachelorettee” with a photo of her friends in Nashville — it would turn out that the Texans couldn’t handle Nashville. In the early hours of Monday morning, Metro Nashville Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at Club Wyndham Nashville on McGavock Pike. The bride-to-be, Madison Pustka, told police her cousin, Karly Pustka, lunged at her while scratching at her neck. Madison says she was just attempting to check on Karly, who had locked herself in the bathroom of the hotel room after getting extremely intoxicated. Madison and another person were able to get past the locked door, which angered Karly, who says she acted in self-defense. Karly was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault with bodily injury.
Bryce King falls out of a moving vehicle in downtown Nashville while drunk
Early Tuesday morning, Metro Nashville Police responded to a report that someone was thrown from a vehicle in downtown Nashville. Officers arrived at Rep John Lewis Way (5th Ave) to find 21-year-old Bryce King “lying in the street, covered in vomit, screaming, and crying,” according to Officer Blake Lutz. Despite his insistence that he was thrown from the car, the drunken man’s claims were discredited by multiple witnesses who confirmed he was hanging out of the vehicle while acting a fool and simply fell out and onto the roadway.
Jacob Sistrunk: too drunk & disorderly for downtown Nashville
28-year-old Jacob James Sistrunk was brawling with another individual near 4th & Broadway in downtown Nashville when officers working the Entertainment District Initiative separated the two parties and attempted to get them to go about their nights. Sistrunk continued to be belligerent and reeked of alcohol. When it became apparent he was too intoxicated to remain alone in public, he was transported to booking and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
Cheryl Biddle posed as a licensed nurse on Care.com; accused of stealing from homes of patients
43-year-old Cheryl Biddle was booked this week on an outstanding warrant charging her with impersonating a professional. A Nashville family hired Biddle via Care.com as an “in-home nurse” to care for a family member recovering from an illness. She presented herself as a “licensed registered nurse” in both her online profile and during a subsequent interview with the family. During her employment, a family member walked in on Biddle going through after being aware that items recently became missing from the home, including medications and jewelry. Her employment was terminated. As the investigation continued into Biddle, it was learned her license was suspended by the state in 2019 in an agreed-upon consent order involving the misuse and mishandling of narcotics, which Biddle signed.
DUI: N’finity Tanksley drives into a building in downtown Nashville
Metro Nashville Police say 23-year-old N’finity Tanksley drove her vehicle into the side of the building at 1201 Broadway in the early hours of Sunday morning before daylight. When officers arrived, she was still in the driver’s seat with the vehicle in drive, still pushing into the building while refusing commands to exit. She was removed from the wreckage by force and admitted to consuming “one shot” of liquor four hours before driving. Inside the car, officers found marijuana and an open shot of moonshine. She smelled of alcohol and later blew a 0.09% BAC on a breathalyzer.
Bossman Jason Miller charged after forcefully grabbing his girlfriend’s phone from her hands
Karen Lannette Beard says she was in her bed when her lover, 45-year-old “Bossman Jason” Miller, stood beside her and asked her to put her phone down, and she refused and continued to use her phone. He then reportedly grabbed the phone and pulled the phone from her in a struggle. As she reached up to retrieve her phone, she says she ripped his shirt and broke his necklace while scratching his chest. In return, he pinned her to the bed using his arms, and he called the police. Officers arrived and determined him to be the primary aggressor, and he was charged with domestic assault.
Lindsey Brewer admits to drinking wine & hard seltzer before DUI crash
36-year-old Lindsey Brewer told police she consumed two glasses of wine and one can of hard seltzer prior to crashing her vehicle into another vehicle on Edmonson Pike in the overnight hours into Sunday morning. Brewer was reportedly unsteady on her feet and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. She was transported to Metro General for a blood draw and then to booking, where she was charged with DUI.
Brittney Calhoun charged in “girl’s night out” DUI crash in East Nashville
30-year-old Brittney Calhoun told police she was “in town for a girl’s night and going to some bars” when they found her and a passenger crashed in East Nashville at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. She had driven her vehicle into two parked cars on the side of the road. Further questioning revealed that her drink of choice was Vodka & Red Bull, and she consumed “a couple” while at the bars. She says she blacked out and doesn’t remember any of the crash. Officers located two large Bud Light cans that were open and leaking alcohol into the driver’s side of the car, along with another opened bottle of alcohol in the front. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was charged with DUI. Her passenger was transported to Centennial hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Alison Krawczyk jailed after drunkenly interfering with arrest of Jack Beckham in downtown Nashville
Metro Nashville Police had just chased Jack Beckham down Broadway late Saturday night and were placing him under arrest when 35-year-old Alison Krawczyk approached the takedown and repeatedly placed herself between the officers and Beckham. Officer Begley commanded that she step back and stay back, and she refused and continued to interfere with Beckham’s arrest. Due to her extreme level of intoxication and causing a disturbance, she was also taken into custody.
