Metro Nashville police say 42-year-old Justin Evans told them he came inside Nudie’s Honkytonk after hours because “the door was open”. He was found drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette, both of which he had taken from behind the bar. He had taken 2 beers and 3 cigarettes by the time police arrived. He is charged with burglary, and free on a pre-trial release.
COMPLAINT: |
2021-0559467 |
ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
ON 10/28/21 POLICE RESPONDED TO 409 BROADWAY FOR A REPORT OF A BURGLARY. PRIOR TO POLICE ARRIVAL, THE WITNESS ADVISED DISPATCHERS THAT THE DEFENDANT BROKE INTO THE BUSINESS AND WAS DRINKING BEER AND SMOKING CIGARETTES FROM BEHIND THE BAR. WHEN POLICE ARRIVED THEY OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT STILL IN THE ESTABLISHMENT SMOKING A CIGARETTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE WITNESS IMMEDIATELY POINTED AT THE DEFENDANT AND IDENTIFIED HIM AS THE PERSON WHO ENTERED THE ESTABLISHMENT WHILE IT WAS CLOSED AND WITHOUT PERMISSION. WHEN ASKED WHY HE WAS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, THE DEFENDANT ADVISED POLICE, “THE DOOR WAS OPEN”. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE THE DEFENDANT WAS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT HE CONSUMED TWO BEERS AND THREE CIGARETTES THAT HE TOOK FROM BEHIND THE BAR AREA. DUE TO THE DEFENDANT ENTERING THE ESTABLISHMENT THAT WAS NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND HAVING THE INTENT TO COMMIT A THEFT FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT, HE WAS PLACED UNDER CUSTODIAL ARREST FOR BURGLARY. |
PROSECUTOR: |
ZACHARY J MAXA |
SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
JOHN RICHARD MANSON |
VICTIM: |
NUDIE’S HONKY TONK |
CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
---|---|---|
GS955030 | BURGLARY | 10000 |
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DEFENDANT: | EVANS, JUSTIN RAY |
AKA(s): | JUSTIN RAY |
ADDRESS: | 409 BROADWAY NASHVILLE, TN 37203 |
JMS ID: | 965699 |
CONTROL ID: | 602198 |
SEX: | M |
RACE: | WHITE |
DOB: | 04/29/1979 (42) |
ADMITTED: | 10/28/2021 6:00 AM |
RELEASED: | 10/28/2021 10:59 AM |
BOND VIA: | PRETRIAL |
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