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Crime & Arrests

Dascia Turner charged with driving into ex-boyfriend’s car, get out, rips off the front grill

June 9, 20221 min read jsteen

In April of 2020, Jarrell Dunnigan says his ex-girlfriend, 32-year-old Dascia Turner, drove into the parking lot of his apartment complex on Glastonbury Drive in her blue Nissan sedan. She proceeded to drive into his 2006 Mercury vehicle, striking the passenger side. She then exited her car, walked to the front of his Mercury, grabbed the center grill, and ripped it from his vehicle. A warrant for vandalism was issued for her arrest. She was booked on the outstanding warrant this week.

Crime & Arrests

Nashville woman charged with felony burglary for pushing out $110 from Walmart

June 8, 20221 min read jsteen

23-year-old Thomesha Pointer now faces a felony burglary charge after Metro Nashville Police responded to the Dickerson Pike Walmart on June 7th, where loss prevention had observed Pointer put $110.97 worth of merchandise in a shopping cart and push it past all points of sale without paying for it. Loss prevention provided MNPD with a trespass notice, which Pointer had signed on March 18th, for all Walmart properties, which elevated the charge from petty theft to felony burglary.

Crime & Arrests

Ben George charged with stealing neighbor’s mattress in the Gulch

June 8, 20221 min read jsteen

46-year-old Ben George was jailed this week on an outstanding warrant charging him with felony theft. Security video from the Infinity Lofts in the Gulch Apartments shows him taking a Nectar Mattress which was delivered to the mailroom and addressed to another resident in the building. The stolen mattress was valued at $1,200.

Community Local News

Twitter suspends comedian Joshua Black from its platform

June 8, 20224 min read jsteen

Nashville comedian Joshua Black (real name: Joshua Lipscomb) has joined the ranks of Mike Lindell and Donald Trump by having his account (@SirJoshuaBlack) suspended by Twitter. Twitter is the latest entity to suspend Black for his behavior on social media, as his employer, the Nashville Fire Department, has suspended and reprimanded him multiple times for his conduct. Twitter has not yet disclosed if the current suspension, which Black received after photoshopping a confederate flag into the photo of a Nashville reporter and passing it off as authentic to support his claim of racism, is temporary or permanent.

Crime & Arrests

Tourist Danielle Jones charged after calling family member a “Fat B-tch” & assaulting her

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

32-year-old Danielle Jones was jailed on her trip to Nashville this weekend, as she was charged with domestic assault after police say she called Kaityln Jones a “Fat Bit-h” and slammed her to the ground, resulting in a scrape to her shin. Danielle admitted to the assault, but denied the assault caused the injury.

Crime & Arrests

Darius Perry says he’s “sorry” about firing handgun into apartment above

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

21-year-old Darius Perry was in an argument with a female at the Burning Tree Apartments when he brandished a handgun, pointed it at the ceiling, and fired it into the apartment above, which was occupied. He stated “sorry” as he fled before police arrived. He was taken into custody later that same evening.

Crime & Arrests

Travis Hofelich too drunk for Tin Roof Bar in downtown Nashville #Arrested

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

Metro Nashville Police were dispatched to Tin Roof Broadway to find 27-year-old Travis Hofelich causing a disturbance and being asked to leave the bar. He was extremely intoxicated and visibly annoying those in the area and was deemed unable to care for himself. He was charged with public intoxication and transported to booking.

Crime & Arrests

James Tyler Smith charged with assault of ex-boyfriend in Antioch

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

Moises Hernández says he was in an argument with his ex-boyfriend, and current roommate, 23-year-old James Smith on Friday in Nashville, which was witnessed by another roommate, who is Hernández’s brother. Once the brother intervened and attempted to calm things down, Smith became angry and reportedly put his hand in Hernández’s face and pushed him, leaving him with a small laceration and bleeding.

Crime & Arrests

John May charged after fight outside Tootsies in downtown Nashville

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

29-year-old John May was involved in a fight outside Tootsies on Broadway in downtown Nashville Friday. When Metro Nashville Police arrived, the other party did not want to prosecute for the assault, however, May was charged with disorderly conduct for causing the disturbance and transported to booking.

Local News

Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Born at Nashville Zoo

June 7, 20222 min read jsteen

The Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a cotton-top tamarin monkey. The baby was born on May 29 to 8-year-old Caqueta (mom) and 17-year-old Pancho (dad) and the sex has yet to be determined. This species is among the most endangered primates in the world so each birth in human care is crucial to the survival of the species

Crime & Arrests

Metro Council member Bob Mendes struck by van while bicycling in West Nashville

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

Metro Council member-At-Large Bob Mendes was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle Tuesday morning at 51st & Charlotte Ave. Mendes posted on social media shortly after the accident, stating “In the bike lane…slow enough speed where it looks like a scraped knee and an adrenaline dump might be the worst of it for me. Not sure about the bike yet.” #developing

Crime & Arrests

Trevor Fallen goes to jail after ignoring MNPD officers, crossing street in downtown Nashville

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

A traffic officer working the downtown Nashville Entertainment District told 26-year-old Trevor Fallen to not walk into the roadway Friday evening at the intersection of 5th & Broadway, yet he continued to do so. Metro Nashville Police Officer Randall also advised Fallon it was unsafe to currently cross the roadway and was also ignored. Once contact was made with Fallon, police say it was obvious he was too intoxicated to care for himself, and he was transported to booking for public intoxication.

Crime & Arrests

Jennifer Cotto burglarized a dead man’s home, used his bank cards on a shopping spree

June 7, 20221 min read jsteen

Robert Taylor, Jr., was found dead at his Rosebank Ave home in East Nashville on May 27th. His friend & employer noticed that days after his death, someone was using his bank cards. Detectives reviewed security footage from the home and found that 29-year-old Jennifer Cotto used a pry bar to enter the deceased man’s home, and she was also seen on footage from a local Walgreens using one of his cards. During an interview, she admitted to breaking into the home and stealing his cards to make purchases with.

Crime & Arrests

Tension at Tee Line leaves manager Bradley Brunson in cuffs

June 6, 20221 min read jsteen

Metro Nashville Police responded to Tee Line in West Nashville Saturday and met with Nicole Richey, who stated that she was assaulted by her ex-fiance, Bradley Brunson. Both parties’ social media indicate they are managers are the location. During the argument, which was reportedly over their past relationship, Brunson pushed Nicole with open hands and she says she then pushed him back in self-defense, and to prevent any further assault. The Director of Curling, Mark Steinwachs, says he witnessed the incident and stepped between them to keep them away from each other. 31-year-old Bradley Brunson was determined to be the primary aggressor and was taken into custody.

Crime & Arrests

DUI: Tumani Sissoko crashed after leaving Lavo Lounge, wasn’t found for 4 hours

June 6, 20221 min read jsteen

Metro Nashville Police say 29-year-old Tumani Sissoko left the Lavo Lounge just before 3 a.m. Saturday, drove his vehicle off the side of I-24 less than a mile away, and crashed in the area behind Metroplex Drive — where he lay injured until 7:40 a.m. when first responders were alerted to the overnight accident. Police say in those hours after the crash he climbed into the passenger seat, due to the driver’s area being so badly damaged. He stated he wasn’t driving, but the injuries matched the driver’s seat, and that’s where his blood was located. He was charged with DUI.

Crime & Arrests

Vincent Davis to police: “A ghost assaulted me”

June 6, 20222 min read jsteen

Metro Police arrived at the Oakwood Flats apartments at 6 a.m. Saturday for a reported domestic disturbance. There was a large pool of blood leading from the parking lot to a 3rd-floor apartment, and inside was a large amount of blood on the floor from the entryway into the living room, including a bloody wooden ring toss game. Inside, officers met with Safari Williams who stated her boyfriend, 42-year-old Vincent Davis, woke her up at 5:30 a.m., and after an argument he threw her on the ground and strangled her then beat her with a wooden ring-toss game.

She states she threw a few punches back, grabbed a knife, forced him out the door, and may have stabbed him with the knife in self-defense as he attacked her. Officers later located Vincent Davis’ car at a nearby hospital, where a pool of blood led them from the vehicle to him, receiving treatment for a large laceration on his forehead and a stab wound to his abdomen. He refused to give any statement, and would only tell a detective that a ghost has assaulted him.

Crime & Arrests

BUI: Kristie Crabtree grabs joint from officer & tosses it into lake “oh, that’s just a little thing!”

June 6, 20222 min read jsteen

When 48-year-old Kristie Crabtree was stopped on her jet skit just outside of the party cove area of Percy Priest Lake Saturday for not having her registration number property displayed, she retrieved her registration from her dry box, which also contained several other items. TWRA Officer Joshua Landrum says he could smell marijuana coming from the box, and asked her to hand it to him, which she did. As the officer observed a blunt in the box, he asked her how much she had smoked that day. In response, Crabtree immediately grabbed the small mostly smoked blunt and tossed it into the water, destroying the evidence — while stating “oh, that’s just a little thing!” Crabtree admitted to smoking every morning when she wakes up and that she had alcohol she was currently drinking while operating the jet ski.

Crime & Arrests

Police respond to call of naked woman in elevator at Lucky Bastard Saloon — Olivia Clark

June 6, 20221 min read jsteen

Metro Nashville Police responded to a call about a naked woman in the elevator at the Lucky Bastard Saloon late Saturday night. They found 31-year-old Olivia Clark without any pants. She reeked of alcohol and was unsure what happened to her pants, who she was with, or where she was staying. She was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.

Crime & Arrests

Pineville Predators: Three indicted in kidnapping, rape, & assault of a runaway juvenile in Nashville

June 6, 20222 min read jsteen

Police say three high school friends who moved from Louisiana to Nashville after they graduated Pineville High School in 2020, participated in the assault and rape of a 16-year-old runaway who was staying with them at their Priest Lake apartment. A newly unsealed Grand Jury indictment charges 20-year-old Albert “Riley” Roberts IV with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, especially aggravated kidnapping, and reckless endangerment. Roberts was taken into custody Thursday and is free on a $100,000 bond. His co-defendants, 20-year-old Ashton Ivy Cannon, and 20-year-old Edsaviour Ricshaun Groves, both have outstanding warrants for their arrests. Cannon is charged with rape, aggravated rape, and kidnapping. Groves is charged with rape, aggravated rape, and solicitation of a minor.

Food & Drinks Restaurant Inspections

5th & Taylor scores 59 on Health Inspection — undercooked chicken; 20 lbs food embargoed

June 5, 20223 min read jsteen

State Health Inspectors visited the 5th & Taylor restaurant in Germantown Thursday evening for nearly two hours, during which time they embargoed 20 pounds of food. The restaurant scored a 59 on its first inspection in fourteen months. Violations include chicken only cooked to 117 F, employees handling ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands, no paper towels or soap at sinks, water dripping from the ceiling into a container of shredded cheese, quail being held at only half the proper temperature, and beef stored at 48 degrees.

Crime & Arrests

Street Racer Bavly Fawzi clocked at 111 mph on Murfreesboro Pike

June 5, 20221 min read jsteen

18-year-old TSU Student Bavly Fawzi is charged with drag racing after he was clocked at 111 mph by an officer working the Street Racing Initiative on Murfreesboro Pike. He was quickly catching up to the vehicle 400 feet ahead of him, which was clocked at 97 mph.

Crime & Arrests

DUI: Ariel Thomas says she took Percocet & swigs from Paul Masson whiskey bottle

June 4, 20221 min read jsteen

23-year-old Ariel Thomas was stopped for speeding and during the interaction with an officer, she admitted to “drinking a swig” from an open bottle of Paul Masson Whiskey, which she was carrying in a pouch on her shirt, and taking a Percocet. A second empty bottle of whiskey was also in the vehicle, along with other various open containers of alcohol. Also found in the vehicle was a small amount of marijuana and a loaded Taurus pistol. What wasn’t found was a valid license to drive, as she currently didn’t have one issued to her.

Crime & Arrests

Gregory Altman tells fiancee he’s killed two people with the gun he’s pointing at her

June 4, 20221 min read jsteen

59-year-old Gregory Altman was showing his fiancee, Suzanne Sawyers, how to use a handgun when he disclosed to her he had used the gun to kill two people in the past, while pointing it at her. Sawyers contacted the police, with the belief he was being honest and legitimately placed her in fear of her life if she told anyone.

Crime & Arrests

Jamesha Grady smashes ex-lover’s F-150 windshield with hot sauce bottle from balcony

June 3, 20221 min read jsteen

29-year-old Jamesha Grady is charged with vandalism after she threw a bottle of hot sauce at her former lover’s truck on June 2nd. The former “intimate partners” had been in a verbal argument after which Carlos Harp decided to leave the situation and attempted to drive away. Grady, who was standing on the balcony of the residence, gave her best baseball toss of a hot sauce bottle onto the windshield, cracking the glass and covering it with red-hot sauce, according to police.

Crime & Arrests

Austin McFarlin charged with assault of lover who claimed to have slept with his best friend

June 3, 20221 min read jsteen

18-year-old Austin Mcfarlin was arrested and charged with domestic vandalism this week after his girlfriend, Aria Smith, told him she had sex with his best friend and says Austin then threw her phone on the ground at her feet, damaging it. She says he also punched a hole in the wall of her apartment. Metro Police say his girlfriend Aria Smith’s actual name is Seth Smith, per court documents.

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