20-year-old De’Nijha Yasmeen Bibbs is charged with felony theft after police say she stole more than $1,600 from her employer, the Champs Sports store at Rivergate Mall. Manager Michael Mateo and transaction logs and evidence showing Bibbs would scan in various items from the store and process a fake refund, transferring the money to her personal debit card. The thefts began on August 26th, and across five days, she took $1,648.62 in fraudulent return money. Bibbs confessed to the crime after being Mirandized by police.
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VIDEO: Nashville teen subdued by Clarksville resident after suspected murder plot fails when gun jams — Trejon Montgomery
18-year-old Trejon Montgomery, of Nashville, is jailed on a $25,00 bond in Clarksville after a resident found him coming through his bathroom window, wearing all black, a ski mask, and armed with a handgun just before 10 p.m. Sunday. The residents were able to subdue the man until police arrived, leaving a bathtub full of blood from the battle. It is believed that Jordan Marsh, who is a former paramour of the resident, sent Montgomery to kill the resident. Montgomery admits Marsh sent him there, and that an unknown person was his driver.
Orbeez/Splat Gun Tiktok Challenge reaches Broadway in downtown Nashville: Four teens arrested
Four teens were arrested Saturday night after participating in the dangerous trending Nationwide TikTok Orbeez/Splat Gun Challenge. In the challenge, participants shoot unsuspecting people with gel-type pellets from Orbeez guns, some of which look like handguns and even rifles. They then post the videos on TikTok to share for engagement. Saturday night, four teens, including Ian Brown and Nashaud White, and two 17-year-old juveniles, shot the gel pellets from a moving Kia sedan on Broadway at unsuspecting people walking on Broadway. Once police stopped the vehicle, they also found an actual loaded (and stolen) handgun.
Maplewood High student Demanuel McFarland charged with domestic assault of girlfriend
Police responded to Maplewood High School, where a 17-year-old student stated that her 18-year-old boyfriend Demanuel McFarland, who also attends the school, had grabbed her during an argument and slung her to the ground. McFarland told police he was upset about her messaging other people and took her phone from her and when he confronted her she pulled away, and he pulled her back. The victim says he also slung her to the ground at this time and pulled his arm back as if he were going to strike her, but didn’t. He was transported to booking and charged with domestic assault and given a $100 bond.
Four charged with felony marijuana possession & distribution — half-pound found during traffic stop
Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a black Volkswagen, however, the car fled the area. Officers were able to get the tag number and again located the vehicle almost 28 hours later near 1st Ave S. & Korean Veterans Blvd. As officers approached the vehicle, they could see just over a half-pound of marijuana in the back seat in separate baggies. All four individuals in the vehicle were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute: Demarrrio Bowen, 19, Lamont D. Begley, 19, Brandon D. Jnobaptiste, 23, and Donnell Booker, 18.
Police take gun from teenager near airport hotel — Mohamed Kulolu Mohamed
Poice noticed 18-year-old Mohamed Kulolu Mohamed “aimlessly wandering” the area of 2300 Elm Hill Pike, The Residence Inn, on Sunday and approached him. He stated he was just waiting on a friend. Police observed an obvious imprint of a handgun in his hoodie and asked him what was in the pocket, to which Mohamed replied “what do you think?”, causing officers to immediately grab and retrieve the gun from the teen. A records check revealed the gun was reported as stolen, and marijuana was found on Mohamed during a search.
19-year-old tourist drunk and disorderly at downtown Nashville Bar — Michael McGibney
19-year-old Michael McGibney was found at AJ’s Good Time Bar in downtown Nashville, heavily intoxicated. Employees report he had been in a fight, and informed police, who attempted to allow medics to transport him to the hospital, but he refused all treatment.
Due to his extreme state of drunkenness, he was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.
19-year-old charged after found drunk & lying on the ground inside Nissan Stadium — Ian Sewell
19-year-old Ian Sewel was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail after he was found lying on the ground inside Nissan Stadium during the Music City Bowl on Thursday. Police say he reeked of alcohol and was so intoxicated he was unable to care for himself.
Sewell admitted to consuming alcohol and was taken into custody. He was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.
Teen throws Cheetos at father, threatens to stab him, so he sends her to jail — Keldasha Blaylock
18-year-old Keldasha Blaylock was charged with domestic assault on Christmas Eve after police say she was in the back seat and threw soda and Cheetos into the front seat where her father was in the vehicle during an argument while driving in Nashville.
She then threatened to spit on the back of his head, at which point the father, Kelvin Blaylock, stopped and exited the vehicle and went to the rear door, which Keldasha had locked. She admits to threatening to stab him with a knife he continued to attempt to open the door and reached toward her waistband. The father told police he was in fear for his life, and Keldasha was taken into custody. She is free on a $1,500 bond.
Teen charged in assault of boyfriend & Opry Mills Nike Store Theft — Tyniya Givans
18-year-old Tynia Givans was booked into the Metro Nashville jail this week, charged with the domestic assault of her intimate partner, and father of her child, James Coleman. Police interviewed multiple witnesses, including Shemeka Eddie, Walter Welch, and Anniqua Steele. In the end, it was determined that the couple was in an argument on 14th Ave N inside a car. James eventually exited the vehicle, and his mother, Shemeka, agreed to drive Tynia home. As he exited the car, Tynia is accused of grabbing his hair while yelling at him, and attempting to assault him, however, his mother came between them and intervened.
At the time of her arrest, Givans was also booked on an outstanding citation for theft, from a November 2021 incident in which she was found to be fleeing the Opry Mills Nike store with $902 worth of merchandise she had just boosted. She made it to the parking lot and hid behind a car before being issued a theft citation at the time, for which she never self-booked on. She was given a $500 bond on each charge and posted bail the following day.
Teen breaks into stranger’s home & makes himself at home — George Ayman Sourial arrested
19-year-old George Ayman Sourial, of Murfreesboro, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Saturday after police were dispatched to a burglary call on Edith Avenue. Inside the residence, police found Sourial, who had opened a locked side gate and kicked open the rear door before coming inside and making himself at home. The actual resident of the home did not know who Sourial was, or why he was there. Sourial was charged with aggravated criminal trespass and is free on a $1,000 bond.
18-year-old charged with groping 14-year-old victim on school bus — John Demonte Crutcher
18-year-old John Demonte Crutcher was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Friday, charged with the sexual battery of a 14-year-old female victim on a school bus in November. Crutcher admitted to “groping” the young girl’s breast and said he shouldn’t have touched her. The victim says he placed his hand on her thigh while sitting next to her on the school bus, stared at his hand, and stated “to grab or not to grab” before grabbing her. She pushed him away, and the incident was confirmed by a witness. Crutcher is free on a $1,000 bond.
Teen found in stolen car that breaks down hours later; mom says not so fast, son — Zyon Webb
18-year-old Zyon Webb is charged with felony automobile theft after police responded to a vehicle blocking a lane of travel while having mechanical issues. They found the 18-year-old driving a 2014 Nissan Quest registered to a Josefina Sosa. Webb told the officer he had just purchased the vehicle this morning, however, his mother was also at the scene, and she told officers Webb had no financial means to purchase a vehicle, and there’s no way this vehicle could be his. After police were able to make contact with the vehicle owner, she confirmed the vehicle had been stolen from Antioch. Webb was booked on the outstanding warrant Thursday and remains jailed in lieu of a $10,000 bond.
Teen climbs through ex-girlfriend’s window at 5 a.m. & demands she come with him at gunpoint — Bryant Enemecio Cruz-Corrales
Metro Police say 19-year-old Bryant Enemecio Cruz-Corrales often climbs through the bedroom window of his juvenile ex-girlfriend to visit her during late night and early morning hours. On November 12th at 5 a.m. court records show he once again visited her while she was sleeping, and bit her on her cheek to wake her up. He asked her to come with him to Virginia to visit his family, and when she told him no he brandished a black handgun and pointed it at her face, saying he would shoot her if she didn’t come with him. She repeatedly told him ‘no’, and he eventually left her home after multiple refusals. He remains jailed in like of a $75,000 bond, charged with aggravated burglary, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
#RoadRage: Teen charged with repeatedly punching driver who honked at green light — Dillon Kirby
19-year-old Dillon Kirby was booked this morning on an outstanding assault citation from a January assault during which he assaulted another driver in a road rage incident. When the light turned green and the vehicle Kirby was in hadn’t moved, the driver behind them honked his horn. Kirby exited from the passenger door of the vehicle, walked to the victim’s widow, and repeatedly punched the victim, Nathan Cane, in the face causing multiple injuries. Police located Kirby in the parking lot of the nearby InTown Suites and issued him a citation for assault. Kirby was ROR’d until his next court date in January.
TSU Police charge two teens with felonies for 75 grams of marijuana on campus — General Jai Lynch & Jordan Bowers
TSU Campus Police Officer responded to the back of Wilson Hall on the TSU Campus Saturday afternoon, where he says she smelled “an odor of marijuana” coming from a vehicle, which was occupied by 19-year-old General Jaire Lynch and 18-year-old Jordan Bowers. Both teens admitted to being in possession of a bag of weed and displayed them to the officers. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and recovered one smoked blunt, one non-smoked blunt, and each teen’s bag, which all totaled 75 grams of marijuana. The teens were each charged with felony possession with intent to distribute and are free on pre-trial release.
Hillsboro High: Teen charged after trapping girlfriend in hallway, attempting sex act against her will
Police say school security video shows 18-year-old William Austin Richmond holding his girlfriend against her will, trapping her inside a vacant hallway of Hillsboro High School while attempting to get her to perform a sex act on him after she declined. He attempted to pull her into a stairwell behind a closed door as she struggled to escape. He is charged with two misdemeanors, domestic assault, and false imprisonment. He is free on a $2,000 bond.
“I think they put a gun in my waistband”, teen tells police when he was robbed during weed deal
18-year-old Cooper Knestrick is free on a $500 bond, after failing to book himself on an outstanding citation, which stated he told police “I think they put a gun in my waistband” after they responded to a robbery call during which Cooper told police he was robbed of his cell phone while buying marijuana.
Teen on 40mg Xanax, 8 shots of Captain Morgan, heists $750 of wine from Opryland Hotel
“I know I shouldn’t have done it, but I shouldn’t be this drunk either, and I am.” – those are the words of 18-year-old Jacob D. Waswick, who also told police “When you take 40 mg of Xanax, & 8 shots of Captain Morgan, and want some wine, you think… well, there’s no camera, I can jump a wall, and get into a cooler, and nobody will know.”
Teen charged in aggravated burglary, vulgar images drawn on walls of victim’s home
18-year-old Loren Loomis was booked on an a felony aggravated burglary warrant last week, charging him with breaking into a residence and causing approximately $4,000 in damages. The two females that fled the scene with him have not yet been identified.
17-year-old with ankle monitor charged in crime spree against rideshare drivers, incl attempted murder
17-year-old Reginald Williams, Jr., who was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of his arrest, is charged in a crime spree against multiple rideshare drivers, to include the sexual assault of one and the attempted murder of another.
2 teens charged with possession of guns & marijuana after crash
Shawn Browning wrecked his vehicle and called Jeremiah Harris to pick him up and get things out of the vehicle. Police arrived before they fled, and found both in possession of guns and drugs packaged for resale.
Son pepper-sprayed by Father as son attacks family during argument
18-year-old Paul Lee is free on a $2,000 cash bond after police say he attacked his mother and father during an argument. His father deployed pepper spray on his child, stating he was in fear for the safety of his family.
Teen arrested at ice cream shop, high and with a backpack of marijuana
Cooper Knestrick was located in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop after complaints of a man believed to be high on something were called into Brentwood Police.
Teen murder suspect Devion Jordan captured with 20-yo murder suspect out on bond, 2 guns recovered
Devion Jordan, 18, who has been a fugitive for the past four months, charged with the death of Charlie Easley, is now in custody after being tracked to a Porter Road apartment where he was being harbored by 20-year-old Marvin Summers, who is currently out on bond for 1st-degree murder.
