45-year-old Felicia Caneva crashed her 2022 Toyota Prius in South Nashville late Saturday night after “a few drinks,” according to Metro Nashville Police. Officers arrived at the scene to find her being belligerent with Nashville Fire Department medics and yelling profanities at them. She then demanded the responding officers drive her home. She was arrested and charged with DUI. During an inventory search of the vehicle, a glass jar of suspected moonshine was located, about 3/4th full. By the time she arrived at the booking, the transporting officer reported she was in “a deep sleep, snoring.”
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Kurdish Pride Gang Member Bejar Mustafa charged with multiple felony assaults
28-year-old Kurdish Pride Gang (KPG) member Bejar Mustafa was taken into custody late Thursday night on three outstanding warrants charging him with three counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police say in July 2020, he pulled his black Lexus alongside the vehicle of Ali Almosawi, just inches from his door. Mustafa reportedly rolled down his window and threatened to kill the victim or have his “boys” carry it out, while pointing a black handgun at the man.
In August 2022, Mustafa and Iden “brows” Salman approached a vehicle at a CVS on Harding Place, and Mustafa spat on Berrin Girismen, who was in the vehicle with Nazanin Ahmadzadegan. Mustafa and Salman chased the car as it fled, and Salman eventually fired two shots into it. He posted a $50,000 bond immediately after being booked.
Joseph Griffith fights brother in attempt to bring gun into Diamante Night Club in south Nashville
21-year-old Joseph Griffith was taken into custody after getting into a fight with his brother, Christopher Griffith, when Christoper attempted to stop him from bringing a gun into the Diamante Night Club in south Nashville. The two physically fought in the parking lot, leaving both with visible injuries to their faces. Joseph was cleared at the hospital and then transported to booking, where a full body scan at intake revealed a 9mm bullet rolled up in the front pocket of his jeans.
Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin Born at Nashville Zoo
The Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a cotton-top tamarin monkey. The baby was born on May 29 to 8-year-old Caqueta (mom) and 17-year-old Pancho (dad) and the sex has yet to be determined. This species is among the most endangered primates in the world so each birth in human care is crucial to the survival of the species
Sandra Gonzalez charged with assault of her daughter and sister in South Nashville
25-year-old Sandra Gonzalez is charged with the domestic assault of her daughter and her sister after police say she hit her sister’s vehicle in the driveway of a South Nashville residence. As Gonzalez left her vehicle, she reportedly came toward her sister, Herenira Morales, aggressively and repeatedly struck her during the assault. While approaching her sister, she pushed down her juvenile daughter, leaving her with abrasions to her knees. Video of the incident was preserved for court.
VIDEO: Man arrested after causing a disturbance at Roma’s Pizza — Jordan Wilkinson
24-year-old Jordan Wilkinson made a scene inside Roma’s Pizza (video included in story), accusing them of being human traffickers, and stealing his things, while wearing his socks without shoes early Sunday morning. Once police arrived, he began running back and forth across Bell Road, causing traffic to abruptly stop multiple times. He was eventually taken into custody for disorderly conduct, but not before a short tussle with officers who were trying to handcuff him.
Woman charged with stealing pills, destroying home of woman who helped her with shelter during storm — Kayla Pemberton
27-year-old Kayla Pemberton was booked into the Meto Nashville Jail Tuesday on several outstanding warrants which stemmed from her stay with a South Nashville resident. Warrants allege that in February a resident allowed Pemberton and her son to temporarily stay with her for a few days due to the winter storms. When she advised them they had to leave when the storms were over, Pemberton allegedly became angry and started “destroying the apartment” by throwing things around and breaking them, including cups and an ashtray, which caused damage to the carpet.
The victim, who is in a wheelchair, says Pemberton pushed her which caused bruising to her arms, and took a bottle of approximately 50 prescription pills and food before finally leaving the apartment as requested. Officers documented the disarray of the apartment, including broken dishes on the floor. Kayla Pemberton is charged with assault, theft, and vandalism, and is free on a $3,000 bond.
Man charged after altercation with security at Las Nenas Bar in Antioch — Jason Ochoa #PublicIntoxication
22-year-old Jason Muralles-Ochoa was charged with public intoxication overnight at the Bar Billares Las Nenas in Antioch after he and a friend got into an altercation with security. Police stopped him from attempting to drive away, and when he became verbally aggressive with them, too, he was booked on the charge of public intoxication.
Man charged after pushing girlfriend into rose bush while chasing her
27-year-old Taylor Smith is free on a $3,000 bond after pushing his girlfriend into a rose bush while chasing her through a South Nashville neighborhood.
Man steals woman’s keys, chases her down the street during clothing exchange
41-year-old Cedric Gaines was charged with theft of property and domestic assault after stealing a woman’s keys and chasing her down the street because he believed the clothes being returned to him had been doused in lighter fluid.
Nashville COVID19 Heatmap – See the current hot spots!
See the #COVID19 hot spots in Nashville. These are the geographic locations for positive COVID-19 cases reported to Nashville’s Metro Public Health Department. Darker red shading indicates areas with the highest number of cases.
Woman pepper sprays ex-boyfriend and woman with him; arrested for domestic assault
20-year-old Kylisha Fulwood was charged with domestic assault after she pepper-sprayed her ex-boyfriend and another woman he was with at the time, per the affidavit.
“I take crack, and I want crack, give me crack!”
Metro Police say 34-year-old Carmeka Worthington told them “I take crack, and I want crack, give me crack!”, while attempted to arrest her for disorderly conduct on Christmas day. She then spat on the windows, glass, and seats of the patrol car on the way to booking.
Man calls police after getting into argument over cocaine with his friend
31-year-old Alexander Walter was arrested and charged with public intoxication after calling the police when a friend locked him out of an apartment after an argument over cocaine.
Maybe it’s a man, maybe it’s methamphetamine.
Metro Police have charged Wesley Odell with vandalism after he threw a chair through his South Nashville motel window, believing there was someone outside pointing a gun at him. He told officers he recently relapsed on methamphetamine and had been awake for two days.
DUI: Nashville lawyer found drunk & disorderly in McDonald’s Drive-thru – blows .226
50-year-old Nashville Lawyer Benjamin Ashley Hodges was found in a South Nashville drive-thru just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to police. He was reportedly in a Toyota Yaris, hanging out of the driver’s side window yelling at the vehicle behind him in line. He would eventually blow a .226 on a breath test.
Man held on ICE Detainer after admitting to sexual battery of girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter
Man held on ICE Detainer after admitting to sexual battery of girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter
Man charged with assaulting girlfriend, destroying phone so she can’t call for help
Shamar Smith, 22, is free on a $3,500 bond after police say he bruised up his girlfriend’s face with his fists and then destroyed her phone so she couldn’t call for help.
The robber took his iPhone, made him unlock it & log out of his AppleID
As technology advances, so to the methods robbers use. 19-year-old Amin Kosar was identified as one of two individuals that robbed another teen at gunpoint after he got into the vehicle with them. They made the victim unlock his phone and log out of his Apple ID at gunpoint before they released him.
Man arrested waving stolen handgun in the air on Nolensville Pike
Nicholas Calden, 30, remains jailed today, arrested on charges of waving a stolen gun in the air on Nolensville Pike near Paragon Mills last week.
South Nashville man admits to raping child multiple times; held on ICE Detainer
29-year-old Fraider Isai Lara-Chacon is held on a $150,000 bond, and an ICE Detainer, after he admitted to raping a South Nashville child multiple times.
He agreed to buy a PlayStation via ‘OfferUp’, but surprised the sellers with an AR-style rifle as he robbed them
Clarence Turner, 23, remains jailed in lieu of a $102,000 bond this morning, charged with robbing two individuals who he connected with via the ‘OfferUp’ app to buy a PlayStation and accessories. When they arrived he retreated to his bedroom, and returned with a long gun and some choice words as he robbed them.
Man free on pre-trial for DUI gets 2nd DUI, given pre-trial again, says GPS made him drive on wrong side of road
Mark Moses, of South Nashville, was arrested just before daylight Monday morning, as he told police repeatedly “it was the GPS’s fault” he was driving drunk on the wrong side of Bell Road. He was already out on pre-trial release from a January DUI, and he was soon be set free on it, a 2nd time.
ARRESTED: Burger King Employee steals computer cable so store can’t process credit cards
32-year old Kanisha Lunsford was taken into custody Wednesday on an outstanding warrant, charged with theft of a computer cable from Burger King in October, which caused the Nolensville Pk location to be unable to process credit card transactions.
Man charged with choking child when he didn’t like what he put on a vision board
Mustafa Muhammad, 37, was arrested on Sunday for two outstanding warrants, each charging him with child abuse of his 13-year-old son. During one of the incidents, Muhammed choked the son when he didn’t like what he put on a vision board.
