33-year-old Hessen Ribbentrop faces multiple charges after police say he slashed 3 of the 4 tires on his father’s vehicle with a dagger, then beat his father into a fetal position on the ground, and continued the attack.
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DUI: Sophie Swaney arrested with gun, drugs; boyfriend falls out of vehicle, upset over photoshoot
26-year-old outdoor brand influencer Sophie Swaney, who has over a million followers across various platforms, was arrested Saturday in Nashville after police say she was driving under the influence while in possession of a handgun and drugs. Her boyfriend, who was upset over a photoshoot, climbed out the passenger window while traveling on Charlotte Ave. and fell on his head, causing him to land in the trauma unit with a brain injury.
Vibrator used to subdue 3 AM bloody burglar who broke through a window & grabbed onto woman’s leg
34-year-old Charles Gregory Knalls is charged with aggravated burglary after he broke through the window of a West Nashville home and grabbed the leg of a sleeping female resident. Her screams alerted another person in the home, who used the nearest object he could find, a vibrator, to subdue the burglar and keep him at bay.
Man admits to inflating price of LSD for “drunk college girls” after being found with 20 hits of acid
25-year-old Dallas Lee Burke is held on a $54,500 bond after he crashed his vehicle and inside officers found 20 hits of acid (LSD), empty and full beer cans, and marijuana. Burke admitted to selling hits of acid, but not making it, though officers noted a unique tattoo on his arm, which he disclosed was the “scientific formula for acid”, according to an affidavit.
Airplane pilot charged with DUI after taking drugs and rolling vehicle with a revoked driver’s license
43-year-old Mark Scott Bornemann is charged with DUI after police found him inside his crashed vehicle, which landed on its side after a collision on Briley Parkway on March 16th. Bornemann, who is a licensed pilot, had his license to drive on land revoked years ago, and told officers he had taken Gabapentin before driving, but not for any diagnosed injury or illness. Police say he was nodding out, sweating profusely, and couldn’t stay awake during their interview.
DUI: Pastor says he had “some Bourbon” before plowing into a vehicle at a red light & attempting to flee
57-year-old Pastor Lavan Strickland struck a vehicle at a red light on March 14th, then attempted to flee the scene, only to be stopped by a utility pole he then crashed into, disabling his vehicle. The person he crashed into suffered a lower-back injury, while the pastor admitted to having ‘some Bourbon’ but refused any other specifics.
Teen brutally beats 17-year-old co-worker unconscious inside Antioch Walmart
19-year-old Jasmine Scales is free on a $20,000 bond after police say she brutally attacked and beat a co-worker unconscious in the back of a Walmart store on February 28th. Store surveillance video shows her leaving the unconscious female on the floor and casually walking out of the store with the person she arrived with.
Man charged with assaulting girlfriend when he woke her for oral sex and she refused to perform
47-year-old Antonio Chevers Benard is charged with domestic assault after his girlfriend reports he woke her up asking for oral sex, but she declined the performance. She says he became angry, pushed her head away with a single index finger, and after an argument, punched her in the face.
DUI: Man runs red light in front of patrol car, blows nearly double BAC limit
27-year-old Connor King is charged with DUI after Metro Police Sgt. Paul Stein says he was behind the man when he ran a red light while traveling on Gallatin Pike. He admitted to having “a couple of drinks”, and said he normally uses an Uber.
“All I did was shoot in the air” says man found with 22 grams heroin, 300+ Xanax bars, & stolen M&P rifle
Metro Nashville Police located 24-year-old Ladarius Tyree Stevenson in his orange Ford Mustang (with ‘Transformer’ and ‘UT’ logos) on Gallatin Pike after a ‘shots fired’ call from the neighborhood described the unique car as having fired shots into the air. Between the vehicle and his fanny pack, police seized 309 Xanax bars, bags of crushed powder Xanax, 22.8 grams of heroin, and two loaded firearms.
Piercing Pagoda employee confesses to forged returns scheme totaling near $5,000
33-year-old Jaurice Pegues is charged with pocketing nearly $5,000 in cash from Piercing Pagoda in Opry Mills Mall. He admitted to the crime and wrote a detailed confession to management when confronted with the evidence.
Nashville’s Rapping Realtor charged after thrusting grandmother backward on couch of their shared home
31-year-old Realtor Jeremiah Jaskulski (known for his deep voice in his commercials), also known as recording artist ‘Jeremiah J’ is charged with domestic assault after police say his grandmother sustained injuries when he picked her up with both hands in their shared home, wrapped his arms around her shoulders, and threw her backward onto a couch.
Nashville Sex Worker threatens ‘John’ with shovel when his payment wouldn’t go through- $76K Bond
An Antioch man solicited the services of a sex worker known as ‘Ruby Foxx’, and when she arrived and it was time to pay, he says his payment “wouldn’t go through”. Officers arrived in the neighborhood to find Foxx, later identified as Summer Caster, standing in the man’s yard with a shovel. She threatened to harm the man, destroy his car, and have “her men” come to shoot him.
DUI: 64-year-old admits to drinking 2 margaritas just before driving car that crashed & caught on fire
64-year-old Bettie Blackman is charged with driving under the influence after she crashed her car in Antioch, and witnesses had to get her attention as she sat in the car that was on fire when officers arrived. She told officers she drank two margaritas just before driving that night, and blew a 0.132 BAC.
Man admits to holding wife by hair, punching her in face – she fought back
27-year-old Rohit Sunuwar is charged with domestic assault after admitting to punching his wife in the face and holding her by the hair during an argument about him going out for drinks with his friends.
“If you leave me you will no longer breathe”, says woman charged with stalking & harassing husband
30-year-old Lauren Langston is charged with harassment and stalking after reportedly calling and texting her soon-to-be ex-husband 19+ times daily, stalking him outside his new home, and attempting to run over him with a car.
Woman charged after boyfriend reports she jumped on top, punched, slapped, bit, and pushed him
30-year-old Gloria Marchbank is charged with domestic assault after reportedly biting, slapping, and punching her boyfriend during an argument. The victim was able to record the assault and played the video for police when they arrived.
Two charged after they were unable to outrun police, despite tries using a car and their feet
34-year-old Robert Pride and 31-year-old Mark Johnson both bailed from a car they were fleeing in after police located it. They decided to make a run for it on foot. The pair was apprehended after a “short foot pursuit” by MNPD, as they were unable to outrun the officers, despite their best efforts.
Man on probation for shooting another man’s penis is now charged with assault of his girlfriend & mother
20-year-old Daniel Crowder, who once shot off the tip of another man’s penis during an argument, is now charged with two counts of aggravated assault after reportedly smashing a candle over his girlfriend’s head when she woke him up to confront him about texts to other women she viewed on his phone. He is also accused of assaulting his mother when he noticed she was on the phone with police.
Antioch man found with 8 cell phones, 1/2 lb marijuana, & $5200 cash at Nashville Airport
23-year-old Jermontez Siante Bellafant is charged with felony drug possession with intent to distribute after Airport Police located a half-pound of marijuana inside his bagging at the Nashville Airport, along with 8 cell phones.
“I only sell in bulk” man tells MNPD, yet they only find 3 lb weed and $5K in cash #SmallTime
30-year-old Taylor Birmingham is charged with two counts of felony drug possession with intent to distribute after admitting to police what they found was, indeed, marijuana, and that he only ‘sells it in bulk’. Police also located Xanax, Oxycodone, $5,085 in cash, and wax residue inside the vehicle he was inside at a closed gas station.
20-year-old found with multiple guns, 1 stolen, during traffic stop: Jah’Rule Reed
20-year-old Jah’Rule Reed is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving without a license after police noticed him driving with no headlights and displaying an expired temporary tag.
Former employee charged in Waffle House robbery
34-year-old Stephanie Kiefer is now charged with robbing a Charlotte Pike Waffle House in December. She told a former co-worker she was coming by to visit, excused herself to the restroom, and afterward removed all the cash from the register and walked out the front door.
Man smashes future ex-wife’s phone when she won’t return wedding ring
31-year-old Keenan Hardy is charged with vandalism after police say he admitted destroying his wife’s cell phone by smashing it multiple times on the ground. He is also alleged to have placed his wife on the ground three times during a scuffle while a 12-year-old child watched. The pair are in the process of divorcing.
Musician Chris Hill threatened to punch Nashville cop in the face after DUI arrest
Christopher Hill and Marissa Sardar, both 34-years-old, were charged with DUI (and DUI: vehicle owner) after he turned his DJ friend’s Audi the wrong way onto a one-way street. Police say he was ‘very disrespectful’ to law enforcement, making threats to punch officers in the face if he saw them downtown in the future, and taking his frustration out on the patrol vehicle once inside it.
