57-year-old Josephine ‘Jodie’ Barringer was booked this week on an outstanding citation from May charging her with DUI. Nashville Fire says they were the first to arrive at the scene on May 4th to find Barringer unconscious in the driver’s seat of her Volvo XC60, which had crashed on Woodmont Blvd, striking a fire hydrant and a utility pole. First responders administered 4mg of NARCAN, and she regained consciousness while being loaded into the ambulance. She admitted to taking a pill that a friend gave her prior to driving but denied knowing what it was. Officers say she was sweating profusely and was very disheveled in her appearance. She was transported to the hospital and given a state citation in lieu of arrest.
Tag: overdose
Connor Cunningham pumps gas while friend overdoses, found with Xanax & heroin
19-year-old Connor Cunningham was at the gas pump at a Murfreesboro Pike gas station when an officer observed his front seat passenger appear to be overdosing with their head tilted back and eyes rolling backward. Concerned for their well-being, the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop; however, Cunningham exited the parking lot, drove on the street, and pulled back into the parking lot while going very slow and attempting to wake the overdosing passenger while exchanging an item hand to hand. As medical arrived to assist, the passenger admitted they were both under the influence of several Xanax bars at the time. A vehicle search revealed 12 grams of a crystal substance in three baggies, believed to be methamphetamine, and a clear baggy with 2 grams of a tan substance believed to be heroin.
Colton Collins forgot to leave his gun at home when he was treated for a drug overdose at Summit Hospital
Metro Nashville Police say they responded to Summit Hospital late Wednesday night after 29-year-old Colton Collins was brought in for a drug overdose. A security officer recovered a firearm on Collins and contacted MNPD to collect the weapon. As Collins was being discharged, officers located him inside the room and placed him into custody for being a felon in possession of a firearm, citing Collins has at least two prior felony drug convictions.
Woman says she used heroin before she was in three-car Antioch crash — Rachel Oliphant
37-year-old Rachel Oliphant told officers she had just used heroin before being involved in a three-car crash just before 8 a.m. Monday in Antioch. Nashville fire found her unconscious behind the wheel, and revived her with Narcan, per court documents. She is free on pre-trial release.
DUI: Woman blows .211 BAC, claims she had 1 beer — Jessica Mackinnon arrested
Poice found 27-year-old Jessica Mackinnon asleep/passed out behind the wheel in the middle of an intersection in Antioch. After medics and others eventually got her awake and alert she told first responders she drank one beer and smoked marijuana. She blew a 0.211 BAC, nearly three times the legal limit. She remains jailed in lieu of a $1.500 bond.
Man forces ex-lover to snort heroin off knife; threatens to kill her if she blows it away again
56-year-old Jack Curtis was charged with aggravated assault for an October incident involving an injury to his roommate, Betty O’Kelley. Curtis’ charges come in lieu of causing anal sepsis on O’Kelley as well as forcing her to overdose on heroin, per report.
Hermitage musician overdoses behind the wheel, crashes on I-40 East
45-year-old musician Shannon McClung was charged with driving under the influence and unlawful possession of a controlled substance after he crashed his vehicle on Interstate 40 and it was later revealed that he overdosed on narcotics while behind the wheel.
Couple overdoses in Mapco as son waits in the car
53-year-old Sharyn Wells and 29-year-old Mark Yurt were charged with child neglect and unlawful possession of a controlled substance after the couple overdosed in Mapco while their 13-year-old son was waiting in the car.
DUI: Man overdoses in middle of traffic: “shooting up Roxy”
32-year-old Patrick Grimes was charged with DUI Monday night after he was found overdosed in a vehicle in the middle of two lanes of traffic. Nashville Fire used Narcan to reverse the effects of the drugs.
2 adults overdosed on Heroin in hospital parking lot, 2 children in car
When officers arrived to Summit Hospital after midnight Thursday night, they found a vehicle running, with the rear doors open, no heat on, with two adults passed out in the front seat, one with a syringe inserted into his arm, the other with an uncapped syringe beside her on the console. In the back seat were two small children, ages 9 and 7, crying and shivering while the 30-something degree wind blew through the open rear doors.
Old Hickory man arrested for distributing Fentanyl-laced heroin
Reginald Womack, 32, of Old Hickory, arrested as distributor of Fentanyl-laced heroin in multi-agency investigation.
Narcan used for inmate overdoses every 12 days on average inside Nashville jails
A medical incident earlier in November prompted some questions about how frequently overdoses are happening in Nashville’s jails. So far in 2018, medical staff have
2 infants found at pool’s edge; Adults overdosed/unconscious nearby
Nashville woman found unconscious on top of overdosing man, while 2 infants under six months old left within 5 feet of pool’s edge at Stewarts Ferry Apartments.
Man freed on Pre-Trial Release Twice in 1 Week on back to back DUI Charges & Overdose Behind The Wheel
While free on pre-trial release for a DUI from last week, Nashville Man overdoses behind the wheel, gets another DUI, is released on pre-trial release again.
Antioch overdose leads to seizure of .42 lb of meth, mushrooms, guns, & more
Schuller claimed the nearly half-pound of methampthetampine, and stated he “gives it to his friends”, and also sells it for around $15 a gram
2 visitors overdose while visiting patient at Vanderbilt Medical Center
Christopher Ernest Woods & Sandra Lee Phillips were visiting a friend on the 8th floor of Vanderbilt Medical Center this week, when on Wednesday May
Kristi Smith Arrested. DCSO: She had a syringe WHERE?
If you thought your Monday was bad this week, here’s a line from a charging affidavit for Kristi Lea Smith, from the DCSO (Davidson County
