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Crime & Arrests

Mina Yousef assaults wife, kicks son in stomach

December 16, 20221 min read jsteen

45-year-old Mina Yousef was arrested Saturday afternoon for two counts of domestic assault. Police say Mina was having an argument with his wife, Amira, when he got in her face and said to her, “DON’T MAKE ME DO IT.” Fearing for her life, Amira pushed her husband away, but he pushed back and hit her hands away. Their juvenile son, having seen this decided to intervene by putting himself between his parents. Mina responded by kicking his son in the stomach.

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Kaylee Hand pushes cart out of target with $1K in unpaid merchandise

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

Police say 30-year-old Kaylee Ruth Hand walked into the Target store on Charlotte Pike Wednesday and filled a shopping cart full of merchandise worth $1,019. She then pushed the full cart past all points of sale and attempted to exit the store when she was stopped by loss prevention. Officers arrived and took her into custody for felony theft.

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Abigail Ortiz assaults husband with boot & bleaches his clothes

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

Late Sunday night, 44-year-old Abigail Carrera Ortiz threw a boot at her husband of twenty years. Abigail and Johnny Ortiz were having a verbal altercation that escalated as it progressed. As Johnny was gathering his clothing to leave the residence, he discovered all of his clothing was saturated with bleach.

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Kiara Neely charged in assault of sister, Ciara Neely

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

19-year-old Kiara Kalandra Neely was arrested Sunday and charged with domestic assault. Police say the incident began Saturday evening when Kiara’s sister, Ciara Neely, refused to leave Kiara’s apartment. Kiara called police and stated her sister Ciara had a stick and was refusing to leave. Kiara admitted to hitting her sister first to get her to leave. During the ensuing fight, Kiara punched Ciara in the stomach and slapped her in the face. Ciara also says her sister bit her hand. Police observed no physical injuries to Kiara, but Ciara had scratches on her face and hand. When asked to clarify the use of the stick, Kiara told police Ciara didn’t hit anyone with the stick. At this point, police determined Kiara Neely to be the primary aggressor and placed her under arrest for domestic assault, and transported her to booking.

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Devon Blair punches doorman in face at Red Door Saloon

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

32-year-old Devon Leshane Blair was charged with disorderly conduct and assault early Friday morning at The Red Door Saloon on Division St. Witnesses told police that they saw Blair acting disorderly after being told to leave and then he punched the doorman in the face after he was asked to leave the bar; an assault that Blair freely admitted to when questioned by police. Upon arrival on the scene, officers reported witnessing Blair actively attempting to fight someone, causing officers to have to get in the middle of the altercation to avoid another physical altercation from breaking out. Officers detained Blair, and he acted disorderly and verbally aggressively throughout his arrest.

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DUI: Joey Riser crashes into parked car at Music City Center

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

36-year-old Joseph Tabor Riser is charged with driving under the influence after driving his vehicle into an unoccupied vehicle at Music City Center in downtown Nashville. Riser was taken to St. Thomas Midtown Hospital after he told paramedics he was having a medical emergency. Officers met with Mr. Riser at the hospital, where he told police he had been drinking but only had “two bourbons.” He also informed police he was charged with a DUI in South Carolina 5 years ago, but a conviction wasn’t located during a search. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was charged with DUI.

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Gregory Alvarez says he was “drunk as hell” as he called 911 sixteen times from the hospital

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

24-year-old Gregory Alejandro Alvarez says he was “drunk as hell” after drinking four shots of tequila, two beers, and two cups of wine before calling 911 sixteen times… from inside Metro General Hospital. Alvarez had been discharged from the hospital after being treated for an unrelated incident, claiming that hospital staff had stolen his money. Dispatchers advised him to stop calling 911 for this matter multiple times on multiple calls, yet the calls continued to come into the Emergency Communications Center.

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Wayne Seagraves charged with DUI after midtown motorcycle crash

December 15, 20221 min read jsteen

46-year-old Carl Wayne Seagraves crashed his Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the intersection of 8th & Demonbreun on November 9th. When police arrived, they overheard Seagraves ask his friend, “Am I going to get a DUI?” Officers observed him to be visibly intoxicated and with slurred speech. He refused all sobriety tests and was transported to the hospital for a leg injury. A search warrant was granted for his blood. Due to being treated medically, he was issued a state citation for DUI and was booked on that citation this week.

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Melissa McClain has NY strip, loaf of bread, Clifty farm ham & ribeye in her purse at Kroger

December 14, 20221 min read jsteen

59-year-old Melissa Gay McClain pulled a loaf of swirl bread, a Clifty Farm ham, a NY Strip steak, and a boneless beef ribeye from her purse after she was caught shoplifting on December 10th at a Clarksville Pike Kroger in Nashville. Loss prevention initially observed her taking the items and passing the self-checkout area. She stated she was low on food at home and only had $3 on her food stamp card, so she was forced to steal the food to eat. The loss prevention officer, Latosha Michelle Hall, called Metro Nashville Police, who asked if she wanted to prosecute for the crime. She stated she was a contracted 3rd party employee for Kroger, and she personally wanted to prosecute for the theft, signing a private protection warrant. McClain is free on a $1,000 bond.

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DUI: Lydia Wilson says she had 2 beers, 2 glasses of wine & was on way to another pop-up bar

December 14, 20221 min read jsteen

Police say 26-year-old Lydia Wilson drove head-on into a guard rail on the exit ramp of I-40E at exit 219 in the early hours of Sunday morning. She claimed the airbags randomly deployed, causing her to crash. She admitted to consuming “2 beers” before driving but refused to say how long ago or what size beers. She later revised that to say she had “2 glasses of wine at the GOAT bar in Mt. Juliet” and was on her way to the Christmas pop-up bar at the Noel Hotel in downtown Nashville. Officers say she reeked of alcohol and performed poorly on field sobriety tests.

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Foris Nurmuhamedov finds his wife and his coworker in romantic entanglement at his home

December 14, 20221 min read jsteen

35-year-old Foris Nurmuhamedov allowed his co-worker, Phillip Lovell, to stay at his home for a few days this week while he was in town. On December 11th, he received an alert on one of the cameras in the home and saw his wife and the co-worker romantically entangled. He rushed home and entered in a rage, pushing his wife aside, grabbing a glass bottle and a kitchen knife while attempting to cut or stab the co-worker while holding it to his face.