Staff at the Margaritaville Hotel in downtown Nashville say 43-year-old Jeffrey Serra was extremely intoxicated and causing a disturbance, so he was asked to leave. He closed out his tab but refused to leave the property, stating he had an issue with the amount he had just paid. Metro Nashville Police arrived to find him extremely intoxicated and still arguing about the tab. He was asked to step outside and discuss the matter with them, but he refused and became more belligerent and escalated to screams and shouts, disrupting other patrons. As police exported him from the property, the entire bar clapped during his departure. A search incident to arrest revealed a rolled marijuana blunt in a cigarette pack and 5 Oxycodone pills that were not in a bottle that was prescribed to him.
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Christopher Carothers admits to using heroin prior to crashing into another vehicle
Police say 47-year-old Christopher Carothers was one block away from his home when he drove his white Lexus into the other lane of travel and collided with another vehicle, injuring two people. Officer founds Carothers sitting on a sidewalk, shaking with pinpoint pupils when they arrived. His sentences were incoherent and he continuously nodded off after admitting he had shot up with heroin shortly before the crash. Police located 30 Oxycodone pills and a dollar bill containing heroin inside the vehicle. After a warrant was granted for his blood, he was transported to Metro General before being booked into jail.
DUI: Mark Powell says he may have hallucinated seeing a deer on interstate & crashing into a car
52-year-old Mark Powell was driving on I-24 just before lunch Tuesday as he left his lane and made contact with another vehicle, causing them both to pull to the side of the interstate to file a report. The driver of the impacted vehicle contacted THP, stating that Powell was “not acting right” and was possibly intoxicated. Trooper Priest arrived and Powell claimed there was a deer on the interstate and he swerved to avoid it, but was unable to do so and impacted the deer. However, the other driver stated no deer was present. He then said he ran into the truck and not the deer, then seemed really confused about dates and times, and was holding onto his car for balance. He admitted to taking Xanax and Oxycodone, and states his medicines sometimes cause him to hallucinate.
Woman free on $25K bond after bringing 109 Oxycodone pills to Skyline hospital — Taylor Tucker
22-year-old Taylor Tucker was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Tuesday on an outstanding warrant from 2019, charging her with felony drug possession with intent to distribute. Court records reveal she was at Skyline Hospital when she was confronted about having drugs in her possession, at which time she produced 109 unprescribed Oxycodone pills (30mg) and surrendered them to staff, who turned them in to police. A warrant for her arrest was signed the following week, which has been outstanding since that date. She is free on a $25,000 bond.
Nashville General’s Dr. Samuel Katz indicted: obtaining oxycodone by fraud, using another MD’s identity
37-year-old Dr. Matthew S.J. Katz, of Nashville General Hospital, has been indicted on 22 counts of obtaining oxycodone by fraud, and 1 count of identity theft, after he used a fellow doctor’s identity to obtain some of the drugs.
Man found with nearly $5,000 worth of oxycodone stuffed in crotch during booking
27-year-old Joe Visor was charged with possession of oxycodone and contraband in a penal institution after detectives watched him perform a hand-to-hand transaction, and 163 oxycodone pills were located in his crotch at booking.
Deputy detains fugitive felon carrying Glock, shrooms, cocaine, weed, Oxycodone, and Xanax
24-year-old Keishawn Robinson was charged with possession of mushrooms, Oxycodone, cocaine, Xanax, marijuana, paraphernalia, possession of a weapon during a felony, and felon in possession of a weapon after being identified by police in a gas station.
Man shatters glass door to steal money, pills, and Air Jordans from his ex-girlfriend
34-year-old Christopher Palmer Jr. was charged with aggravated burglary after a next-door neighbor recorded him breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house where he stole 10 Oxycodone pills, a pair of Air Jordans, and $500 cash.
Unconscious man found in vehicle containing over 1,100 grams of various drugs
37-year-old Patrick Alexander was charged with possession of 744 grams of marijuana, 161 grams of methamphetamine, 234 grams of heroin, 950 Xanax pills, 42 Oxycodone pills, and 20 grams of an unknown white substance when he was found passed out in his running vehicle on an I-40 off-ramp.
Xanax, oxycodone, and 102 grams of weed found on a drug tip; arrested almost three years later
50-year-old Lynette Chandler was charged with possession of marijuana, Xanax, and oxycodone with intent, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, and felony possession of a firearm when police conducted a search of her house after they received a drug tip.
DMT, Magic Mushrooms, Heroin, Nitrous Oxide, and Widespread Panic, Oh My!
Grateful Donuts Shop owner Sean Culwell came to Nashville for the Widespread Panic concert this weekend, and brought more than sweet treats with him. Metro Police found him huffing nitrous oxide with heroin,psychedelic mushrooms, DMT powder, and an assortment of other drugs.
Nurse admits to diverting narcotics from between ’10 – 30′ patients at TriStar Centennial Hospital
Registered Nurse Nicole Harper told the Board of Nursing she withdrew from her monitoring agreement because she “wanted to drink alcohol with friends”, after admitting to diverting injectable narcotics from up to 30 patients at one hospital, and pain pills from another.
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.
Goodlettsville pharmacy tech stole Oxycodone from patient’s prescriptions for ‘several weeks’
#Goodlettsville: During an interview, former Kroger Pharmacy Tech Evan McKenzie admitted, in writing, to stealing Oxycodone from prepared prescriptions on several occasions over the course of several weeks.
Car left running outside store results in arrest, illegal handgun & drugs
“Sorry, my bad, I left it running”, is what 27-year-old Kyle Denzel Wilson told Metro Police as he exited the gas station where he had left his purple Dodge Challenger running outside. That casual encounter quickly turned into an arrest for drugs & handgun possession, after Wilson lied about having a handgun carry permit.
Ronique Shelton: “I don’t know how 54 grams of meth & 87 Oxy’s got into my apartment”
Ronique Mechelle Shelton claims she has no idea where 54 grams of crystal meth or 87.5 oxycodone pills came from, or how they got into
