Jeremy Morphis faces felony vehicular assault after DUI crash injures passenger

38-year-old Jeremy Morphis told police he consumed “two beers” before crashing his vehicle Sunday night with a passenger, Heather Knalls, inside. Witnesses say he was weaving and suddenly swerved to the left, crashing into the woods. Morphis was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Knalls, however, suffered a dislocated and fractured hip from the crash. He is charged with DUI and felony vehicular assault. In August, Judge Jennifer Smith gave Morphis a deferred judgment with no conviction for placing a hidden camera in the bathroom of his home to record an underage relative for sexual gratification.

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DUI: Lucas Levingston flees from police in Fiat 500

42-year-old Lucas Levingston fled from police after tearing through a blocked section of Donelson Pike this week at a high rate of speed. Officers say Levingston was driving a green Fiat 500 and ignored a line of police cars with flashing lights and emergency equipment activated while protecting an active accident scene. He locked all four wheels and slid to a stop just feet from an Airport Police patrol unit. He then drove away from the scene, and the officers initially lost him. A short time later, Levingston drove back to the same intersection and was stopped by police. He refused to answer any questions and declined all tests. Officers say he reeked of alcohol, was uneasy on his feet, and was obviously intoxicated. He is charged with DUI, evading arrest in a motor vehicle, and violation of the implied consent law.

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Bryan Bosworth-Smith passes out in drive-thru for 25 minutes with handgun after smoking questionable marijuana

Police found 20-year-old Bryan Bosworth-Smith passed out in the driver’s seat of his vehicle at a McDonald’s drive-thru with a pistol in his right hand and his car in drive on Saturday. Officers attempted to immobilize the vehicle using their patrol cars and used a loudspeaker, lights, sirens, for over 25 minutes while knocking on his window until he finally woke up in a state of shock and panic – taking his foot off the brake and continuing to hold his weapon. Once they broke out the glass of his rear window he dropped the weapon and complied. He stated he had smoked marijuana which he had bought via a phone app prior to driving.

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DUI: Man has 5 drinks at downtown bar before crashing car on way home — Bohlt Hamrick 0.166 BAC

23-year-old Bohlt Hamrick told police he had around 5 drinks at a #DowntownNashville bar Wednesday night, a mix of both beer and liquor, before he began the drive home. Police and medics would find him extremely intoxicated in a crashed car on Riverbank Drive, where a home security camera captured him speeding down Stone Hall Blvd, striking a curb, and coming to rest in the intersection. He told police he “was just driving home” in the neighborhood, however, he lives in a neighborhood approximately 8 miles away. After field sobriety tests, Hamrick submitted to a breathalyzer, where he blew a 0.166 BAC – over double the legal limit. He was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail, charged with DUI / driving under the influence. He is free on pre-trial release.

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Mother jailed after deleting texts between her son and the woman he’s charged with murdering

NEW: Robert Johnson, the man who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, Pamela Paz, and trying to sell a car with her dead body in the back seat, exchanged text messages with the murder victim from his mother’s phone on the day she died. His mother, 67-year-old Naomi D. Wolf has now admitted to deleting those text messages. She was jailed Thursday, charged with tampering with evidence.

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Old Hickory sports coach charged with photographing minor in shower of his home

36-year-old Jeremy Morphis is held in a Nashville jail on a $75,000 bond after a Grand Jury indicted him for illegal photography of a minor. He is alleged to have set up a camera in the bathroom of his home and photographed an underage relative while they were showering. The indictment says the photo was taken for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. Morphis was a beloved coach of children’s sports in Nashville / Old Hickory, including DuPont-Hadley middle school, and at one point he was a guard at RiverBend Prison.

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Booster: 4th theft case. No convictions, despite video of thefts. Meet Candice Collins.

Candice Collins, 35, was arrested again on Wednesday, this time charged with a December shoplifting incident, during which police say her and co-defendant Justin Messick were captured on video stealing merchandise. She continues to avoid consequences, and keep her charges expungeable, despite multiple arrests with video evidence, and continued violations of her never-ending probation.

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Man charged with holding woman against her will & assaulting her on boat at Old Hickory marina

For nearly six hours, a woman says she was held against her will on a boat docked at the Blue Turtle Bay Marina, in Old Hickory, while she was assaulted, head butted, and forced onto a bed against her will.

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Old Hickory ‘Knock & Talk’ nets cocaine, marijuana, currency, & firearm

Tiffany Williams, 34, is free on a $32,500 bond after she invited detectives into her house on Wednesday, and they found probable cause for a warrant to search her home, resulting in the seizure of drugs, money, and a gun.

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Metro teacher’s laptop stolen from unlocked car with private student data on it

A Metro Nashville Public Schools owned laptop was stolen from a teacher’s unlocked car on Saturday in Old Hickory. On the laptop was private student data on special needs students, connected to at least 5 families.

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2 arrested in Old Hickory animal cruelty search warrant; 19 cats rescued

Metro Animal Care & Control, along with MNPD, executed  a search warrant at Old Hickory home of Denise & Martin Sandor, which was without electricity or running water. MACC removed 15 adult cats, 3 juvenile kittens, and 1 neonate kitten. 

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MNPD Tickets Legally Parked Vehicles by Mistake #Oops

On Tuesday, MNPD motorcycle officers ticketed dozens of cars in one neighborhood – that were legally parked. The department has said those tickets will be invalidated and citizens may ignore them.

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