30-year-old tourist Michael McGhee now faces two assault charges after an altercation at Rippy’s in downtown Nashville this playoff weekend. Police say early Sunday morning bouncers at Rippy’s bar on Broadway flagged them down due to a fight at the venue. When officers arrived inside, McGhee was already detained by security. He had fallen asleep at the bar and was asked to leave, but instead decided to threaten Joseph Gillaspie and pushed him when Robert Silliman attempted to restrain McGhee, who kicked him in the face.
Month: January 2022
Local man argues over signing bar tab at Rippy’s downtown — Jeffrey Fiorillo arrested
45-year-old Jeffrey Fiorillo was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Friday night after he became “irate” at Rippy’s bar in downtown Nashville and refused to sign his bar tab, according to police, who arrived to find him still arguing with venue security.
He was determined to be extremely intoxicated and unsafe to be left on his own.
Tourist too drunk for FGL House Bar — Dakota Jorge Veroy charged with public intoxication
27-year-old Dakota Jorge Veroy was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Saturday night after he refused to leave the FGL House bar in downtown Nashville after being escorted out at least once earlier in the evening for being disruptive. He became combative with security and was eventually taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.
Man charged after threatening to show sex-tape to ex-girlfriend’s co-workers — Donald Wilson
44-year-old Donald Maurice Wilson was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Monday after his ex-girlfriend, Paula Bail, reported she received a text message from Wilson which contained an adult intimate video of them together, with threats to show up to her workplace and show the video to her co-workers. She says when the recording was made she noticed he held up a phone, but says he told her he wasn’t recording.
Wilson is charged with unlawful photography and is free on a $1,000 bond.
Woman pulls out tampon, uses it to assault paramedic in ambulance — Seairra Reiter
24-year-old Seairra Reiter was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Sunday on multiple outstanding warrants charging from a prior incident during which she was transported via ambulance. Police say she became aggressive with EMS personnel and was kicking and spitting on them.
Once in the back of the ambulance she removed her tampon and used it to assault one of the paramedics.
You can’t arrest me, I’m French Canadian — Alexandre Drolet Pollock, arrested.
25-year-old Alexandre Drolet Pollock told police “you can’t arrest me, I’m French Canadian” when he was found stumbling around downtown Nashville pulling on door handles of parked cars while slurring both his English and French when he asked to be left on the street to “sleep it off”.
Metro Nashville Police understood the assignment.
Woman tosses ex’s Xbox off 2nd floor when she finds him with another woman — Imani Nixon
Police say 19-year-old Imani Nixon and her boyfriend, Kaveion McKissack, ended their relationship several days ago, and she had not returned to their shared apartment since. On January 22nd, Nixon returned to find another Kaveion and a female friend, Alex Mitchell, asleep in the bedroom She assaulted him, leaving his face swollen and scratches and marks on his face, chest, and shoulder.
She then tossed a box fan into his television, and tossed his Xbox from the second-floor apartment, down onto the ground, destroying it. Nixon is free on a $2,000 bond.
DUI: Man says he hit a pothole… Officers say he was drunk — Olaoluwa Faparusi arrested
Officers found 23-year-old Olaoluwa “Laolu” Faparusi inside his disabled vehicle on Woodmont Blvd when officers approached to offer assistance. Faparusi told officers he had hit a pothole and was waiting on roadside assistance. Officers noticed front and back tire damage, along with a damaged mirror that Faparusi was unable to explain.
He eventually admitted to having a Sake drink before driving and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He is charged with DUI.
Bengals fan punches stadium security guard in the face — Keith Collins arrested
Bengals fan Keith Collins was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Saturday after he and another fan were in a verbal altercation in a parking area, and when Apex Security Guard Roberty Wiley attempted to de-escalate the situation, Collins punched him in the face.
Officers attempted to issue him a state citation, however, he refused to sign it so he was taken into custody.
Man arrested after refusing to leave floor of women’s restroom at Bridgestone Arena — Travis Schmidt
31-year-old Travis Schmidt was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Saturday night after he was found laying on the floor inside a women’s restroom at Bridgestone Arena and refused to get up. As officers began to remove him from the women’s restroom by force they realized he was heavily intoxicated, and determined him to be unable to care for himself.
He was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.