21-year-old Yvette Muhawe signed a confession, admitting to leaving the cash drawer open after completing a transaction at the Antioch Home Depot where she worked, and after the customer walks away, taking money from the register. On November 29th she took $3,868, and on November 30 the amount was $3,637. She is charged with two felony counts of theft and is free on pre-trial release.
Tag: Theft
East Nashville Kroger employee confesses to stealing nearly $15,000 — Tavaris James
26-year-old Tavaris James was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Wednesday night, charged with stealing $14,733.45 from his employer, the East Nashville Kroger. In a videotaped confession, James admitted on most days he worked he would sign into the self-checkout system and issue a voucher for around $500 and then either cash it out or load it onto his own debit card or a chime card. He would then spend the money on himself and his family, which he often documented in his shopping bags on social media. He is charged with felony theft and free on a $15,000 bond.
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.
Nashville Booster charged in theft of almost $5,000 worth of Titans Jerseys from Pro Shop — Orlexus Elliott
23-year-old #BoosterClub member Orlexus Elliott is charged in the theft of $4,720 worth of Titans Jerseys from the pro shop on November 5th. Orlexus and another female, whose arrest is pending, entered the Titans Pro Shop at 1 Titans way earlier this month, grabbed all the jerseys they could, and fled the store, fleeing in a black Nissan Murano convertible. Nashville has a thriving underground of ‘boosters’ who steal racks of items from stores to sell online.
As soon as police initially interviewed Elliott about this theft, she removed the stolen items from her social media, where she had the jerseys listed for sale, and offered to arrange to have them returned. Police gave her time to do that, however, she never followed through. She was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Thursday, charged with felony theft. She is free on a $2,500 bond.
Former Plato’s Closet manager charged with thefts from store, fake transactions — Malyiea Hogan
22-year-old Malyiea Hogan was booked into custody this week on an outstanding warrant from 2019, charging her with theft while she was an Assistant Manager at Plato’s Closet. Court records allege she applied discounts to her own sale, reducing the transaction from $99 to $2, took $145 in cash while pretending to purchase items from a non-existent customer, and was seen leaving the store with “bags of merchandise”. She was charged with theft and is free on pre-trial release.
Man pretends to be staff at Kid Rock’s Bar, takes money, uses it to buy his own drinks — Robert Lee Hurd
52-year-old Robert Lee Hurd was denied entry into Kid Rock’s Bar in downtown Nashville, so he snuck through a window and milled about inside where he pretended to be an employee of the bar. Hurd took money from patrons under the guise of getting them drinks, however, he used it to buy himself drinks… $83.84 worth, to be exact – so approximately 4 drinks. He is charged with criminal trespass and theft, and is free on a $1,000 bond.
Man strangles girlfriend after she finds sexts to gay men on his phone — Timothy Strickland arrested
23-year-old Timothy Strickland faces multiple charges, including felony aggravated assault/strangulation, after his girlfriend reportedly found messages between him and other men on his phone that he was attempting to hook up with. After the wildly detailed physical assault in the police affidavit which left blood on the bed and the victim bruised, he then burnt her social security card, took $180 from her purse, and smashed her iPhone. He then reportedly threw his face on the ground and literally ‘ate dirt’ while being arrested in an attempt to avoid or delay his trip to jail, trying to choke on it.
Woman breaks into ex-boyfriend’s home, steals new girlfriend’s purse, money, & keys — Jada Wensil
Metro Police say 20-year-old Jada Wensil convinced a maintenance man to let her into the apartment of her ex-boyfriend from six months prior, at which point she took his new girlfriend’s car keys, purse, and $500 in cash. A witness/neighbor noticed she was there, but didn’t live there anymore, and attempted to block her in with his vehicle, but she was able to flee the scene. She is charged with aggravated burglary, and theft, and is free on a $3,500 bond.
Be gone before I’m home from work: She left & took his TVs — Latasha Black arrested
Eric Savely says he let 32-year-old Latasha Black stay with him for a few days on a temporary basis, and on the last day he requested for her to be gone before he came home from work. She left as he requested, and took both of his televisions with her. Police were able to locate the TVs at a nearby pawn shop, where she used her ID to pawn them for cash. Black is free on pre-trial release.
Man charged with stealing ex-girlfriend’s MacBook, using Amazon account to buy himself things — Evan Heskje
Isabella Bouma says her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend, Evan Heskje, stole her MacBook computer and used her saved Amazon shopping login, which was tied to her parent’s credit card, to order multiple things and ship them to his address. He is charged with felony theft, and is free on a $5,000 bond.
Woman assaults mother, takes $10K from bank account, upset after DNA test result — Deborah Scales
53-year-old Deborah Scales took a DNA test which revealed the man she believed to have been her biological father her entire life was not her real father. Extremely upset, she confronted her mother about the results while assisting her with rice water therapy, as her father had just died. Court records and an investigation by Adult Protective Services reveal she threw the warm rice water on her mother, set off her LifeAlert bracelet during a physical struggle, and threatened to punch her elderly mother if she told the LifeAlert operator anything was wrong. She then took $10,000 from her mother’s bank account. She is charged with felony theft, interference with a 911 call, and domestic assault. She is free on a $29,000 bond.
Montavious Cotton charged after CashApp Scam at auto parts store #ConArtist
22-year-old Montavious Cotton was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Sunday on an outstanding theft warrant. The warrant alleges that he and a friend went into an auto parts store in December and approached an employee, Kevin Crowell, claiming they needed a battery but didn’t have any money. The victim was sympathetic and agreed to buy the man a battery if he could be paid back, which Montavious said he would do via CashApp. After the purchase, in a ruse of showing the employee how to use Cashapp, Montavious quickly transferred $205 from the victim’s account to his own, said he “messed up” and would pay it back later, with extra, because he “needed it”. Cotton and his friend quickly fled the store and were never seen again.
Man admits to taking silver bars from safe of elderly man he was caring for — Floyd Cowan III #MtZion
64-year-old Floyd Cowan III is free on a $20,000 bond after admitting to police he took silver bars and coins from the safe of an elderly man he was caring for. The victim’s son caught him in the act of removing more items from the safe after the initial theft. Cowan was able to get into the safe by ‘resetting’ the locking code to factory settings with assistance from a local hardware store. He told a pawn shop, which gave him $5,600 for the $7,000 worth of silver items, that his grandfather gave him the silver bars and coins. Cowan is an in-home worker for the elderly, and well-beloved at the Mt. Zion church in Nashville, where his wife, Princess Cowan, is an Elder.
Clerk locks door on ‘Twisted Tea’ thief, who breaks through the glass to escape — Brandon King
Metro Police say a clerk at an Antioch convenience store locked 33-year-old Brandon King inside the store when he attempted to flee with two “tall boy” cans of Twisted Tea, stating “I ain’t paying for this shit”. As the clerk retrieved the cans from the repeat offender’s possession, King busted through the glass of the locked doors, causing approximately $3,500 in damages. The amount was known, since King has busted out the doors once before, during a near-identical shoplifting attempt.
Man comes home to find hickey on girlfriend, takes $40, punches her in face, and flees, per report — Tevin Johnson
29-year-old Tevin Johnson’s girlfriend, Heather, says he left their shared apartment and didn’t return for nearly two weeks. When he did return home, she says he noticed the hickey that was on her neck and became angry. He reportedly punched her in the face 6-7 times and took $40 in cash before fleeing the location. Johnson is currently jailed in lieu of a $2,000 bond, charged with domestic assault and theft.
Woman charged with strangling boyfriend, stealing his phone & wallet — Cierra Hammonds arrested
23-year-old Cierra Hammonds is free on a $2,500 bond after police say she strangled, bit, and scratched her boyfriend, Tevinn Wynn, then took his phone and wallet, refusing to return them. The victim sustained a bite mark, fingernail marks, and reported his throat and Adam’s apple were both sore as a result of the assault.
Nashville Rapper Mannie B. confronts ex-girlfriend with gun, upset she’s with a new man
Nashville Police say 31-year-old Nashville recording artist and producer ‘Mannie B.’ (Emanuel Blackwell) used a stolen handgun to bang on the patio door of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment while she was inside watching a movie with her current boyfriend. An arrest warrants details he confronted her, saying “you got another dude in here, don’t act like I won’t do to you what I have done to you in the past!”
#BoosterClub: Serial Shoplifter Dajervon Brewer arrested
Notorious “serial shoplifter” Dajervon ‘Love’ Brewer was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail this week, on 8 counts of theft from various retailers, including Publix and Walmart.
Nashville Police Officer accused of shoplifting $472 worth of merchandise from Walmart: Citlaly Gomez
Metro Nashville Police Officer Citlaly Gomez was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail this week after police say piled merchandise inside a large tote in a shopping cart at Walmart, self-scanned a few items outside the tote and paid for those, but attempted to push the $472 in hidden merchandise out the door.
Trio from 5-member shoplifting ring charged in thefts at Mapco stores
Masi Kingston is the latest to be charged in series of Mapco thefts from 2019. He was served overnight as he was transferred into the Metro Nashville Jail. He will join two more co-defendants, Jerock Walker and Annisha Holmes, who were previously arrested, on their next court date to answer to the charges.
Notorious Nashville Fraudster & Diamond Thief Keegan Higginbotham surrenders on felony warrants
At 18-years-old, Keegan Higginbotham thought he found the path to easy cash money – defrauding banks, defrauding unemployment, and stealing diamonds from department stores, while displaying it all for the world to see on his social media and OnlyFans. Months later, his world is now crashing down around him with warrants popping up in jurisdiction after jurisdiction, and new investigations opening daily – and they’re proving to be easy cases when he does things like pawn the stolen diamonds using his own ID.
Trespasser admits to stealing from Walmart when caught by loss prevention
56-year-old Stanley Kelley was charged with burglary after he was caught on camera concealing items in Walmart, despite the trespass waiver they have against him from a prior incident.
Man caught on camera stealing items from Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police
49-year-old Christopher Holmes was charged with three counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and vandalism after he was caught on camera, after hours, entering the third floor of Cornerstone Associates building and exiting with a laptop.
Shooting suspect shows up at hospital with gunshot wounds and stolen car
28-year-old Demerrius Beach was charged with 3 counts of aggravated assault and theft after two people at Skyline Hospital said he shot them, almost 2 weeks later he showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds of his own, in a stolen Honda.
Man caught stealing groceries found to have 12 outstanding warrants
33-year-old Charles Gordon was charged with theft and criminal impersonation after he gave officers an incorrect name and date of birth, and was discovered to have twelve outstanding warrants.
