30-year-old Bianca Byrd was booked this week on an outstanding felony theft warrant from February. Police say when she worked a Mapco on Old Hickory Blvd earlier this year, she repeatedly used a code to open the store’s cash drop box to allow a co-worker to remove cash. The incidents, which were captured on video, totaled $1,515 in loss to the company.
Tag: felony theft
Bad Boosters Busted: Cedriyonna Gaines & Miracle Hall failed at their mission
20-year-old Cedriyonna Krisea Gaines & 20-year-old Miracle Yaquiash-Roshay Hall are each charged with felony theft after they filled up a shopping cart and plastic shopping bags and pushed it all out of the JCPenny store inside Rivergate Mall just after lunch on December 17th. Craig Vogel witnessed them boosting the merchandise and as they were loading the merchandise into a vehicle blocked them in, causing them to flee on foot. A police officer detained them nearby and returned them to the store, where the theft was confirmed on video. The total value of the merchandise was $2,325.00.
Target Employee Romale Grant busted stealing Apple products from stockroom
21-year-old Romale Grant is charged with stealing $4,239 worth of Apple products from the White Bridge Target store, where he was employed. Police say during a two-week period, Grant took 8 pairs of 3rd generation AirPods, 8 Airpod Pros, and 1 iPhone 14. Grant admitted to taking the merchandise from the tech stockroom and concealing them in his clothing or a bag until he exited the store. He states he would then sell the merchandise “on the streets.”
Travon Webb charged with grand theft auto after refusing to identify friends in a stolen vehicle
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.
Home Depot employee Monterious Gains stole $21,989.50 in just 42 days
18-year-old Monterious Gaines faces a Class C felony theft charge after Home Depot on Powell Ave. hired him as an associate, and in the span of 42 days, he stole $21,989.50 from the business.
Robert Hernandez can’t pay $1800 bar tab at Layer Cake; assaults bouncer
Metro Nashville Police officers working the Entertainment District Initiative Saturday encountered 29-year-old Robert Hernandez who was unable to pay his $1,807.78 bar tab at Layer Cake on 3rd Ave. South and became belligerent when his card continued to be declined. Security stated they asked him to leave the establishment and he attempted to throw punches and landed one on a bouncer’s arm. Hernandez was charged with theft of services and public intoxication.
Terrelle Butler charged in theft of vehicle in East Nashville
19-year-old Terrelle Butler is free on a $15,000 bond after he was found driving a stolen 2018 Jeep Compass in East Nashville on June 8th. He was initially observed driving the vehicle by police the day prior to his arrest. At the time he was taken into custody he had just exited the vehicle, discarded the keys, and had entered an apartment on Porter Road.
Chester Campbell pawned over $10K of his ex-girlfriend’s jewelry using his own ID
57-year-old Chester Darren Campbell is being held on a $25,000 bond after being jailed this week on an outstanding felony theft warrant from 2018. His ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Brown, says she noticed several pieces of jewelry had gone missing from her bedroom. She stated her ex-boyfriend, Campbell, had been staying with her for several months since the breakup, and they had an on-and-off-again relationship. She also states he had stolen from her in the past. With him being the only other person with access to her bedroom, an investigation was launched, and it was discovered Campbell had pawned several pieces of the victim’s jewelry at pawn shops throughout both Tennessee and Kentucky, all while using his own photo ID. The value of the stolen jewelry is over $10,000.
East Nashville Kroger employee confesses to stealing nearly $15,000 — Tavaris James
26-year-old Tavaris James was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Wednesday night, charged with stealing $14,733.45 from his employer, the East Nashville Kroger. In a videotaped confession, James admitted on most days he worked he would sign into the self-checkout system and issue a voucher for around $500 and then either cash it out or load it onto his own debit card or a chime card. He would then spend the money on himself and his family, which he often documented in his shopping bags on social media. He is charged with felony theft and free on a $15,000 bond.
Opry Mills Adidas Outlet employee charged in retail return fraud scheme — Kelly Etheridge
28-year-old Kelly Etheridge faces a felony theft charge after confessing to embezzling over $2100 from the Adidas Outlet in the Opry Mills Mall by pocketing money from fake returns. After loss prevention confronted her, she admitted to the theft, which took place over a few weeks. She is free on pre-trial release.
Notorious Nashville Fraudster & Diamond Thief Keegan Higginbotham surrenders on felony warrants
At 18-years-old, Keegan Higginbotham thought he found the path to easy cash money – defrauding banks, defrauding unemployment, and stealing diamonds from department stores, while displaying it all for the world to see on his social media and OnlyFans. Months later, his world is now crashing down around him with warrants popping up in jurisdiction after jurisdiction, and new investigations opening daily – and they’re proving to be easy cases when he does things like pawn the stolen diamonds using his own ID.
Serial thief caught again trying to steal over $240 in items from Walmart
50-year-old Mark Artis was charged with burglary and theft of merchandise after he was caught trying to steal $243 worth of merchandise from Walmart on Dickerson Pike. According to court records, he has been convicted of theft 8 times since August 2012 and had 2 other charges dismissed.
Employee confesses to stealing $2100 of alcohol from Lipman Brothers warehouse
49-year-old Rubin Miles was charged with theft of merchandise after stealing $2100.00 worth of alcohol from his employer, the Lipman Brothers.
Man charged with pawning TV from furnished apartment.
In the ‘that doesn’t belong to you’ department, Dustin Gordan was arrested this week on an outstanding warrant charging him with pawning a $1200 television from a furnished apartment he rented.
Woman steals cash from a purse while at job interview
Video shows 39-year-old Shatika Keeble (Endsley) taking over $1,000 in rent money from her Aunt’s purse while she was working. Shatika was at the location for a job interview during the theft.
Nashville waitress steals $3K from Applebee’s in 3 months, police say
NASHVILLE, TN – Berry Hill Police (who actually made an arrest!) say Dominique Perkins took home over $3,000 from cash customers at the Applebee’s she was a waitress at, ringing out the orders at ‘Amazon Eats’ and pocketing the cash.
Man savagely beats brother with guitar while allegedly high on cocaine; $2,000 missing, blood everywhere
Metro Nashville Police described the room as ‘bloody’ and ‘in shambles’ after one brother savagely beat another with a guitar, as he lay in wait
He stole his girlfriend’s iPhone & car key, fled campus, dared her to file charges. She did.
20-year-old Jalen Radford was sitting in his girlfriend’s vehicle on the TSU Campus on April 28th, when he suddenly took her vehicle key fob and iPhone XS Max, and fled the campus. When the phone was tracked to his home while she was in police headquarters, he told them “file charges, I don’t care”.
Home care employee charged with stealing narcotics from 94-year-old man’s home
Tyler Cutter, 29, was arrested on Friday, charged with one misdemeanor count of theft, and one felony count of theft, accused of stealing multiple narcotics from a 94-year-old relative of the man he was providing care for, as a home health care worker for Honey Hill Home Care.
2 firemen arrested in fraud investigation – claiming hours never worked, paid for them.
Two firemen charged with felony theft, after they claimed hours not worked, and were paid for them.
Mother Turns in Juvenile Son & Accomplice for Bullets And Mullets Burglary
When officers arrived at the 17-year-old’s residence, his mother was waiting. She informed officers that her son and a 16-year-old accomplice were asleep inside. Both teens were taken into custody
Starkesha Whitman Cashes Check Twice, steals $1,530 from TN Quick Cash.
Starkesha Whitman was arrested late Sunday night for an outstanding warrant for felony theft, after she doubled her money by cashing her check on a
