Metro Police say 54-year-old Bethany Priester was asked to leave Tootsie’s Bar in downtown Nashville in the early hours of Sunday morning and outright refused and caused quite the scene. Bar staff reported she was randomly stealing seats of other patrons as they stood up for a moment, and eventually threw a drink at staff. She was eventually physically removed from the bar, which is when police arrived. She was reportedly swaying while standing and was heavily intoxicated. She was arrested and charged with public intoxication.
Day: March 1, 2022
DUI: Musician Zachary Goforth blows double BAC limit when found asleep behind wheel of car
37-year-old Zachary Goforth was found asleep behind the wheel of his car on the shoulder of the road in East Nashville Monday night. He admitted to having “a couple of shots” of alcohol prior to driving, and officers located a bottle of Whisky wedged between his seat and the center console that was a third empty. He was unsure how he ended up on the shoulder of the road and refused to participate in field sobriety tests. He did blow a 0.18% BAC on a breathalyzer.
DUI: Roshan Tamang admits to 4-5 shots of Hennessy prior to Antioch crash
26-year-old Roshan Tamang says he had 4-5 shots of Hennessy prior to losing control of his vehicle and striking rock wall on Blue Hole Road in Antioch early Sunday morning. Police say both he and the vehicle “reeked” of alcohol. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, hopping, swaying, and wobbling during them.
DUI: Haley Mikenas arrested after sideswiping a parked car in front of cop in downtown Nashville
30-year-old Haley Michele Mikenas faces multiple charges after sideswiping a parked car on Demonbreun Street. Officer Joshua Spurlock observed the crash, in which Mikenas says someone waved her through a crowded parking lot and she “encountered a tight spot”. Police report she smelled of alcohol and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. As she arrived at booking, she had an outburst and yelled at a television which informed new arrestees of the booking procedures they were about to encounter.