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Drunk downtown tourist Thomas Noble believes he’s in 2023 Las Vegas

November 16, 20221 min read jsteen

37-year-old Thomas Noble was staying at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown Nashville Tuesday night. The hotel he returned to after a night of downtown drinking, however, was the Omni Hotel, just south of Broadway and about a 15-minute walk away. Hotel staff says Noble had been at their hotel lobby for “several hours,” during which they kept attempting to return him to his proper hotel. They eventually arranged for a taxi to take him to the Double Tree, but when it arrived, he refused to get inside. Police eventually had to be called and say Noble was extremely intoxicated and believed it was 2023 and that he was in Nevada. He was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.

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James Winters charged with domestic assault of girlfriend as she ends relationship on Nashville trip

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

54-year-old James Winters and his girlfriend, Linda Mcgonigle, were staying at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Nashville this weekend when she ended their relationship late Friday night. She says James became upset and pushed her against a wall, holding her neck against the wall with his hands. Officers arrived and documented marks on the victim’s neck and took Winters into custody, charging him with domestic assault.

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Christopher Helmke charged after placing victim in “MMA chokehold” during argument

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

27-year-old Christopher Helmke was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail in the early hours of Sunday morning after Carrie Albohn says he strangled her during a domestic disturbance. A witness to the incident, Thomas Albohn, confirmed the couple was in a “heated argument” that became physical when Helmke placed his arm around her neck in what he described as a “MMA choke hold.” The victim’s airway was restricted, at which point the witness stepped in to intervene.

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Tristan Rowell pushes MNPD officer in chest at Kid Rock’s Bar — $250 bond

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

28-year-old Tristan Nicole Rowell approached Metro Nashville Police Officers who were assisting another citizen with a minor facial injury at Kid Rock’s bar in downtown Nashville early Sunday morning. She was shouting at officers and causing a disturbance to the general public and other patrons. She was extremely intoxicated, and when officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, she continued to scream at them, then used her hands to push Officer Yore in the chest.

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DUI: Nathaniel Rico found asleep behind the wheel of his Scion in the middle of the road

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

Police found 26-year-old Nathaniel Cole Rico asleep behind the wheel of his silver Scion in the early hours of Sunday morning at the intersection of McGavock Pike and Pennington Centre Blvd. Officers arrived and attempted to wake Rico, who initially refused. Eventually, he exited the vehicle, revealing a strong smell of alcohol coming from him. He admitted to drinking “3 or 4 beers” at a bar prior to driving and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He was transported to booking and charged with DUI.

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Phillip Steward charged with DUI after drinking beer & vodka

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

32-year-old Phillip Steward told police he had consumed three beers and one shot of vodka before crashing his vehicle near Division Street & Lyle Ave late Friday night. Steward performed poorly on field sobriety tests and blew a 0.131% BAC on a breathalyzer. He was transported to booking and charged with DUI.

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DUI: Steven O’Daniel tosses Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka out window after crash

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

28-year-old Steven O’Daniel was involved in a traffic accident on November 11th on I-65 near the Rosa Parks overpass. A witness told police that O’Daniel tossed a bottle of alcohol out of his vehicle and into the grass alongside the interstate. Officers located a bottle of Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka that had been discarded. O’Daniel admitted he “might of” had a shot before leaving work just before the crash. After performing horribly on field sobriety tests, O’Daniel stated it might have been “2 or 3 shots” at work and smoking marijuana prior to the crash.

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Jasmine Clark, 28, charged in felony statutory rape of her alleged teenage lover

November 15, 20221 min read jsteen

29-year-old Jasmine Clark is charged with the felony aggravated statutory rape of her alleged lover, a 17-year-old male victim. The age difference between the two is eleven years and 17 days. The victim says he met Jasmine in November 2021 and dated until February 2022, and had sexual relations approximately every other day. Witnesses confirmed the victim would sleep in the bedroom with Jasmine in the apartment they shared; however, Jasmine claims she made him sleep on the floor. Officers were made aware of the relationship when Jasmine completed a report with MNPD stating the two were in a relationship after she was transported to Skyline Hospital. She also claimed to believe he was 21 or 19 years old.

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Taylor Warren assaults husband with birthday cake, a pistol, and her fists, per report

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

Police say 20-year-old Taylor Dawn Warren threw a birthday cake at her husband, Robert Wayne Warren, in a church parking lot, then punched him in the face and pulled a maroon handgun, and pistol-whipped him. She had met her husband, who was with his friend Samuel Mei, at the Church as she was upset that he went hunting early in the morning, and she had baked a cake for his birthday. When she assaulted him with the gun, he disarmed her, and Sammy held onto the gun and turned it over to officers who met Robert and Sam nearby after they fled the scene. Taylor met with officers and stated she was angry with her husband and admitted to the assault with the cake, but claimed the maroon gun was not hers.

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Rodkia Edmonson jailed & boyfriend wanted for Buena Vista Brawl

November 14, 20222 min read jsteen

27-year-old Rodkia’Lovely ‘Ke’ Edmonson and David Woodton are former lovers and share a child together. David is currently dating Coutaijaha Brooks. Also involved is Rodkia’s current boyfriend, who is currently unnamed and at large. David and Coutaijaha were at their home when they saw Rodkia and her boyfriend arrive. Not wanting a confrontation, they went to the nearby Taco Bell for food, and the defendants followed them. In the parking lot of the Taco Bell, they say Rodkia’s boyfriend opened the car door and threatened to shoot them.

The couple also followed them back to their home, where they say Rodkia then brandished a handgun and threatened to kill David and Coutaijaha. Rodkia exited the vehicle and jumped up and down on the hood of the victim’s vehicle, which was also captured on video and observed by witnesses. Rodia denies most of the allegations and refused to go on the record when contacted by Scoop: Nashville. Officers took her into custody, charging her with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felony vandalism. Her boyfriend remains at large.

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Randal Young charged in strangulation of girlfriend during Nashville Trip at Moxy Hotel

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

57-year-old Randal Scot Young is charged with the aggravated assault and strangulation of his girlfriend, Andrea Boucher, during their trip to Nashville this weekend. Metro Nashville Police responded to the Moxy Motel late Friday night and spoke with Andrea, who stated the couple had been out drinking on Broadway in the Entertainment District downtown. As they returned to their hotel room for the evening an argument began and she says Randal placed both hands around her next and strangled her for several seconds until she had difficulty breathing. She bites him during the struggle in an attempt to break free, and when officers arrived, she has bruising around her next and behind her ears, swelling and scratches on her arm, and blood in her mouth.

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Nicholas Naumann too drunk for Tootsie’s in downtown Nashville

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

24-year-old Nicholas Naumann was causing a disturbance at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge late Friday night and got into an altercation with bouncers at the venue, being disorderly and fighting with staff. Officers noted he was extremely intoxicated as they arrived to assist, and decided to take him into custody for public intoxication.

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Tourist Peter Mackley charged with DUI on a Lime Scooter in Nashville

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

47-year-old tourist Peter Mackley of Saginaw, MI, was charged with DUI late Friday night as he drunkenly drove a Lime Scooter on a major thoroughfare in East Nashville. Mackley was scooting on Ellington Parkway near Spring Street when officers conducted a traffic stop. It was immediately apparent to police that Mackley was extremely intoxicated. Mackley admitted to drinking 9-10 drinks, culminating with a “strong” drunk shortly before the traffic stop. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was transported to booking.

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Jeremiah Walker charged after Printers Alley assault and tussle with police

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

Metro Nashville Police say 35-year-old Jeremiah Walker assaulted a security guard in Printers Alley in downtown Nashville early Saturday morning. As they responded to the scene, the manager of the venue advised Walker was now standing outside of The Whiskey Shot. Officers located Walker, who was trying to leave the area in an Uber, and advised he was being detained as the suspect in an assault. Walker refused to cooperate, refused to move out of the road, and tussled with officers. He was eventually taken into custody and transported to booking.

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Quentaja Ridley throws potted plant at boyfriend while he sits in his mother’s car

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

21-year-old Quentaja Denise Ridley is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felony vandalism after she attacked the car her boyfriend was sitting in, which belonged to his mother. DeCarlos Allen was at his mother’s home with his girlfriend when the couple began to argue. To calm the situation, he went outside to sit in his mother’s blue 2022 Nissan Versa. Moments later, Quentaja came outside while kicking the screen door and thew a potted plant at her boyfriend, damaging the front driver’s side door of the vehicle. She then damaged the trunk with a rock. She fled before the police arrived, and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

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Carrie Lierl goes wild at Nashville International Airport

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

31-year-old Caroline Suzanne Lierl was at the Nashville International Airport late Saturday night when employees observed her to be extremely intoxicated and contacted Airport police. Lierl claimed she was on a flight to Cincinnati at 7:17, but no such flight could be found, and she did not have a boarding pass. She was asked to leave the area and go about her evening; however, she refused and became a disturbance to airport operations. As officers took her into custody for public intoxication, Lierl kicked Officer Tomlin and Sgt. Berens multiple times and attempted to flee the scene to avoid arrest.

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Cadyn Spruell blows stop sign, crashes Porsche into parked car after drinking downtown

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

29-year-old Cadyn Spruell told police she had been downtown drinking before she “blew through a stop sign” and crashed her 2017 Porsche into a parked vehicle late Sunday night in South Nashville. Officers arrived at the intersection of Foster Avenue and Peachtree Street and interviewed Spruell, who they noted to have a staggered walk, watery and bloodshot eyes, and a smell of alcohol about her. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and would later blow a 0.201% BAC on a breathalyzer.

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Dayvion Holloway charged: fighting while high in public

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

Goodlettsville Police say they responded to a fight in progress at a gas station and located 21-year-old Dayvion Holloway as one of the involved parties. While speaking with Holloway, they observed him to be “highly intoxicated.” He refused to cooperate with officers and became aggressive. Holloway was then taken into custody for public intoxication, and a search incident to arrest resulted in him also being charged with the 21.8 grams of marijuana found in his left front pocket.

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Soldier Connor Liebergen booted from Play Dance Bar, fights to get back inside

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

22-year-old Fort Campbell Soldier Connor James Liebergen was kicked out of Play Dance Bar on Church Street in Nashville in the early hours of Sunday morning. Security advised that after they escorted him outside of Nashville’s largest gay dance bar, Liebergen attempted to run back inside and began swinging at members of the security staff. He was detained in cuffs until Metro Nashville Police arrived and transported him to booking.

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Anthony Assi pulls pistol on roommate, threatens to kill him over rent money in “slight disagreement”

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

41-year-old Anthony J. Assi is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after his roommate, Nicolas Renier, says Assi pulled a pistol and threatened to shoot him on November 10th during a disagreement in their garage. Renier says the two were in a “slight disagreement” over money, and he asked Assi to return his $1,400 rent payment, but he would only agree to return $700. Assi went inside the house as if to retrieve the money but returned with a pistol and pointed it directly at Renier, threatening to shoot him. Police arrived and Assi admitted to the felony aggravated assault.

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Republic Charter School’s Coach Tim Kuehn blows a .212% BAC after East Nashville crash at 4 a.m.

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

25-year-old Republic Charter School teacher & soccer coach Tim Kuehn crashed head-on into a cement post on Davidson Street near South 2nd Street at 4:21 a.m. Friday. Officers arrived to find Kuehn extremely intoxicated. Kuehn admitted to having “3-4 vodka Redbulls” before drinking and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He blew a 0.212% BAC on a breathalyzer.

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Isaac Jameson busted in underage drunken & drug-induced rampage in downtown Nashville

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

20-year-old Isaac Jameson faces multiple charges after Metro Nashville Police say admitted to being “on drugs” in addition to underage drinking while in downtown Nashville. Jameson was initially observed stumbling on Broadway when a bouncer from a nearby club advised Jameson was pushing other citizens and accusing one of taking his money.

Jameson attempted to enter multiple downtown bars and was successfully blocked by security until he reached Second Fiddle Saloon, where he was able to push past security and enter the bar area, which is where police caught up with him as he was in a physical fight with bouncers. Body camera footage shows him yelling “f*/k you!” to police as he attempts to pull away from them. He was transported to Metro General for medical clearance, where he continued to resist personnel, and then transported to booking.

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Jacob Riley charged after drunkenly disturbing neighbors about a barking dog

November 14, 20221 min read jsteen

28-year-old Jacob Riley is charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after police say he was screaming while banging on his neighbor’s door. Officers found him intoxicated in his yard when they arrived at the scene. Other neighbors witnessed the disturbance, which turned out to be over a barking dog. Riley was deemed too intoxicated to be left alone and was transported to booking.

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Travon Webb charged with grand theft auto after refusing to identify friends in a stolen vehicle

November 11, 20221 min read jsteen

18-year-old Travon Webb was one of three individuals that fled from a stolen car as police tracked it in the area of Tremont and 15th Ave South on November 7th. Webb was apprehended a short time later and positively identified by a witness as one of the three inside the vehicle. Webb refused to provide police with any information, so he was charged with the theft of the vehicle (over $60,000). He is free on a $12,000 bond.

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Robert Charbonneau charged with a cornucopia of drugs during Dickerson Pike traffic stop

November 11, 20221 min read jsteen

A traffic stop on a vehicle traveling 55mph in a 40 mph zone on Dickerson Pike revealed 30-year-old Robert Charbonneau in the passenger seat alongside a female driver. Police say they smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and conducted a search. While no marijuana was found, Robert’s backpack contained 5 used glass pipes, 10 Suboxone pills, 2 generic Viagra, 1 Trazodone, and 2.4 grams of powder which tested positive for Fentanyl.

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