68-year-old Jonathan Tree was found unconscious behind the wheel of his running car at the main entrance to Green Hills Mall in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers approached after he didn’t respond to loudspeaker commands and eventually woke Tree, who had trouble putting the vehicle in park. Once the loud music was turned down, Tree stated he was coming from a restaurant in Franklin and was on his way to a hotel. Tree stated he only had “one beer” several hours earlier in the evening. He added that he had not slept much since his flight landed in Nashville. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was taken into custody. A Glock 19 was located in the center console of the vehicle. During the transport to jail, Tree continuously yelled profanities, then repeatedly apologized and told officers he would sue them for this arrest.
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Street Racers Patrick Jones & Marricus Duncan charged & freed on pre-trial release after fleeing police
Police say 27-yea-old Patrick Leon Jones was traveling south on Franklin Pike at 81 mph in a 45 mph zone Friday night. As the officer activated his lights and sirens, Jones increased the speed of his Dodge Charger, with the officer catching up with him near Harding Place, but as the lights and sirens were activated a second time, Jones fled, and the patrol car didn’t give chase. 23-year-old Marricus Duncan was a passenger in the vehicle. AirOne followed the car through downtown Nashville and eventually to an apartment complex on Tampa Drive, where officers eventually took both men into custody. Jones bragged in booking that he could see the cops behind him, and they never caught up in their cars.
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Street Racer Derrick Vassar free on pre-trial release after police chase [VIDEO]
Despite an initial $10,500 bond, 23-year-old Derrick Vassar is free on pre-trial release after fleeing from police working the street racing initiative Friday night. AirOne was surveilling the area near Firestone Parkway and Old Hickory Blvd when Vassar, driving a matte black Chevrolet Corvette, was seen doing donuts in the parking lot of a Thornton’s convenience store [video below], where there was a “sea of vehicles,” according to police, who say Vassar had already fled a traffic stop. As he exited the parking lot, he traversed to I-24 with multiple police vehicles in pursuit with full lights and sirens. AirOne noted that Vasser bailed out of the vehicle on Crossing Place and fled on foot until he was apprehended nearby. Police say he tensed up and pulled away while being arrested, and the tag on the Corvette belonged to a Ford vehicle.
MNPD interrupts William Jackson having sex in his car to search it, finds 1 gram weed & gun
22-year-old William Jackson was booked this week on two outstanding warrants from 2020, charging him with possession of marijuana and a handgun after Officer Sara Lober caught him with his pants down and engaged in sex with a woman in a car in a North Nashville apartment complex parking lot. Officer Lober interrupted the festivities and searched his vehicle, locating a .45 Taurus Judge and 1 gram of marijuana. She issued him citations on each charge, and he never showed up for booking.
Memphis man charged with BUI & reckless boating on Percy Priest Lake — Millard Byrd
TWRA Boating Officer Joshua Landrum says he noticed a pontoon boat traveling across Percy Priest Lake at 2-3 mph Saturday with no one at the steering wheel. He noticed the two occupants of the boat were seated at the very front of the pontoon boat talking, and 48-year-old Millard Byrd only returned to the driver’s console after the blue lights were activated on the TWRA boat, at which time he put the throttle in neutral and turned off the ignition. Landrum says the boat operator was obviously intoxicated, and when asked to put on a life jacket, he kept trying to put on a woman’s life jacket, which was much smaller and would not fit him. After performing poorly on field sobriety tests, he was taken into custody on multiple charges.
DUI: woman ‘sleeps it off’ behind wheel of running vehicle overnight, still blows 0.087 the next morning — Lindsey Dixon
34-year-old Lindsey Dixon was charged with DUI Friday morning after officers found her slumped over the wheel of a running vehicle on Music Circle East. Initially concerned she may be in need of medical attention, officers stopped to check on her, at which time she began telling officers the story of why she was parked in this location, which they noted she “was rambling and talking in circles, but did manage to tell officers she had been drinking the night before”. She eventually blew a 0.087 BAC, even after having been asleep behind the wheel of the running car for a few hours. Dixon was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail and is free on pre-trial release.
DUI: Memphis magnate found asleep behind wheel, parked on downtown Nashville sidewalk — Stephen Tanzer
52-year-old Memphis magnate Stephen Tanzer was charged with DUI Wednesday night when he was found asleep behind the wheel of his running Range Rover just before 8 PM, which was parked on a sidewalk in downtown Nashville. He reportedly reeked of alcohol and admitted to drinking earlier. A nearly empty bottle of Blue Note Bourbon was located in the vehicle. Tanzer is free on pre-trial release.
Judge sets $25K bond in Animal Cruelty case, reversing ROR by night court commissioner John Manson
After Scoop: Nashville published the story of accused animal abuser Brian Shields (Rapper _truue_savage) being set free on his own recognizance (ROR’d) by Commissioner John Manson, the District Attorney’s office filed a motion to set a bond in the case, and on Thursday Judge Holt set a $25,000 bond in the animal cruelty case, which Shields will now have to post.
19-year-old charged in statutory rape of 14-year-old: Robert Bell, Jr.
19-year-old Robert Lewis Bell, Jr., was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail this week on a Grand Jury indictment charging him with 3 counts of statutory rape of a 14-year-old victim.
Memphis man charged with horrible abuse of dog in Nashville hotel – Commissioner frees him, ROR.
Police found a bloody and severely injured dog in the elevator of a Nashville Hotel. The hotel staff was familiar with the dog and directed officers to the owner, 22-year-old Brian Shields, and his hotel room. He claims he had just given the dog to someone else and was no longer responsible. However, bloody pillows, towels, and the dog’s collar in his hotel room told a different story.
DayDrunk: 9 empty wine bottles found in car; woman urinates on herself while in conversation with officer
64-year-old Sally Mattis, of Memphis, was charged with DUI just before 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Harpeth River State Park in Nashville when police found her with 9 open and empty bottles of Barefoot Pinot Grigio in her vehicle, though she claims she only recently drank two. While talking with officers, she urinated all over herself mid-conversation and refused all testing.
Man punches ex-girlfriend when she refuses to give him her car keys
24-year-old Kenchisa Carter was charged with domestic assault and vandalism after he damaged his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle and punched her in the head when she refused to give him her keys.
Arrest: Pimping ain’t dead in Nashville
28-year-old Shawnveccheo Swain is charged with promoting prostitution after admitting to “providing security” for female sex workers at the Lotus Inn and Suites in Nashville. He brought the women from Memphis and paid for the rooms while they worked.
Man hired people online to dress up, wear wigs, and cash stolen checks for him
Jamaal Sinclair has been charged with burglary of an automobile. Detectives say he would steal ID’s and credit cards, then hire people online to dress up to match the stolen identity, and cash checks at the outer drive-thru lane of banks, operating as part of the ‘felony lane gang’
SCOOP: Witness to Antioch murder says she told MNPD shots came from Audi, was ignored, not believed.
SCOOP: It was 21 hours after Kevin Steward was shot and killed before MNPD got the correct suspects and their vehicle information out to the public. However, a witness to the murder that attempted CPR on the victim, told police the shots were fired from a black Audi shortly after it happened – and she says they ignored her, even called her a liar, as they put out the wrong information to the public, not correcting it for nearly 21 hours after the murder
Jason Isabel Instagrammed his ex’s nudes to her children & the world #RevengePorn #Arrested
Jason Isabel is a 36 year old ‘bounty hunter’ according to his online presence. He was arrested overnight in Nashville for ‘booty’ rather than ‘bounty’.
GUN ARREST: Felon Brings Loaded Glock 22 & Drugs to Vanderbilt Emergency Department
Just after 6AM on Friday morning, Larry Shaeffer of Memphis, posted on his Facebook “Otw 2 Nash Vegas anyone wanna ride up? And throw down
Lyft Driver Arrested for Stealing Passenger’s Purse in Nashville
During Nashville’s CMA Fest week in June, rideshare drivers from nearby cities came to Nashville to make some extra cash and help with the projected
