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.

Dollar Store employee Dareisha Morton charged with assaulting a customer with a water bottle

In June of 2021, Michelle Robinson says she was shopping at the Whites Creek Dollar Store and as she was leaving, 24-year-old store employee Dareisha Morton threw a water bottle at her and her car. While the bottle missed the victim, it did impact her vehicle. Security footage confirmed the incident and a warrant was signed for Morton’s arrest, charging her with assault. This week, she was finally booked on that outstanding warrant.

Joe Nathan Bridges charged in assault / strangulation of girlfriend in Antioch

Ariel Wright says her boyfriend, 24-year-old Joe Nathan Bridges, strangled her after she found a phone in his possession that she wasn’t familiar with and began asking him questions about it. She says he then tossed her to the ground and punched her in the face multiple times and took her phone to prevent her from calling 911, covered her mouth so no one could hear her screaming, and then physically prevented her from leaving the home. Once officers located the victim, she had blood running from her nose and face and had multiple injuries. Bridges is free on a $12,000 bond.

Frat guy crashes into cops’s personal car, parks at church & claims someone crashed into him instead — Cameron Ray arrested

20-year-old Cameron Ray, of Clarksville, is free on a $10,000 bond after lying to police and his insurance company about how his 2010 white Camaro became totaled. On March 6th the APSU Pike called police to a church parking lot behind his fraternity house, where he reported someone had crashed into his car and fled the scene, causing full airbag deployment, and “massive damage” which the insurance company determined to be written off as “totaled”.

Days later it was determined that Ray was actually driving the car on Elkmont Drive when he left the roadway and struck a Chevrolet Silverado which was parked in the driveway of a police officer’s house, then fled the scene. He is charged with felony filing a false report and leaving the scene of an accident. Ray says he was just “a dumb kid who was texting on his phone and too scared to tell his parents, but don’t compare me to a common criminal” in a quote from his social media about the crime.