Metro Nashville Police say 39-year-old Leon Lewis III walked out of the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel in Hermitage with a small black dog on a leash and into a ditch, pulled a revolver, and shot the dog. A witness observed the small dog’s tail still wagging while he bled to death from the mouth. Lewis stated “I should’ve just let the dog go” as he was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty, felon in possession of a weapon, and aggravated reckless endangerment. He is jailed in lieu of an $80,000 bond.
Day: April 24, 2022
She unplugged his Xbox, she grabbed his genitals — He went to jail: Isaiah Cooke
22-year-old Isaiah Cooke reportedly struck the mother of his child in the back of her head after she unplugged his Xbox as a motivation to help her pack things so they could leave. After he assaulted her in the head, she then grabbed his genitals in what she says was “self-defense”, and in reaction, he reportedly elbowed her in the nose. Cooke says she only yanked the controller from him and that he simply pulled her to the ground by her hair.
Juan Moreno to wife: “You’re going to know what it’s like to get beat”
Juliana Leos says her husband, 36-year-old Juan Moreno, punched her in the face and then held her down to a bed while choking her with one hand. She says he exclaimed, “You are going to know what it’s like to get beat”. Police documented blood coming from the victim’s nose as well as marks from being choked. When questioned, Moreno claims his wife just “suddenly sat up and hit his face into his shoulder”, leading to all of her injuries. Moreno was charged with aggravated assault/strangulation.
Dusty Hallock charged with stalking ex with Apple Air Tags, changing locks on her home
31-year-old Dusty Hallock is free on a $6,000 bond, but that’s after weeks of his ex-girlfriend begging police to even arrest him. The couple broke up in February, and he has refused to stop contacting her. The victim, Courtney Baird, has made report after report of his activities thru March when she also obtained an order of protection which was not served. In late March, she also obtained a criminal stalking warrant which was unserved until his current arrest. She was afraid to even return to her own apartment for most of the month of March, and when she did the locks had been changed, however, her management confirmed they didn’t make the changes, and it wasn’t even their type of locks. When she returned she heard audible pings from inside her closet and discovered an Apple AirTag had been hidden inside a purse, and her clothing had been disturbed. She was then near Smyrna when she got an alert she was being tracked by another AirTag, and alerted authorities there, who located it attached to her vehicle with a magnet. Hallock was eventually arrested this week, spending a few hours before bonding out on the charges of stalking, motor vehicle tracking, and aggravated criminal trespass.
Kenny Rambo admits to drinking before crash, running from police, is only charged with fleeing the scene of an accident without reporting it
36-year-old Kenneth Rambo crashed his vehicle near Old Hickory Blvd and Noel Drive, however, when officers arrived he fled from them. Later on the following morning, citizens reported a man who might need assistance just down the road, he matched the description of the man who fled in the crash, with the addition of being mud-covered, and now minus a shoe. Officers made contact with Rambo, who admitted to drinking at the hockey game prior to driving and crashing, stating he had “two beers” at the Predators game before the crash, but states he “blacked out” and remembers nothing past when the team was down 2-0, however, the final score was a 4-0 loss much later. Police only charged him with leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it, and a commissioner granted him pre-trial release.
Myron Perry charged with burglary of ex-girlfriend’s bedroom #CaughtOnCamera
Police say a security camera caught 27-year-old Myron ‘Tank’ Perry entering the locked bedroom door of his ex-girlfriend (who is also his current roommate with separate bedrooms), and leaving with something in his hands. He returns again, enters the room, and exits with a flat item this time. The victim, Kayla Currie, was notified of the activity via an app on her phone. She returned home to find $700 in cash and an Amazon Fire Tablet missing from her bedroom. Perry is charged with felony burglary, and told police he never entered the bedroom, despite him clearly doing so on the recording, which was archived for court.
Michael Adam Hedges jailed on 2016 Grand Jury Indictment in Nashville
30-year-old Michael Adam Hedges was jailed in Nashville this week on an outstanding 17-count Grand Jury Indictment from 2016 charging him with theft and multiple counts of forgery and identity theft related to thousands of dollars in fraudulent check payments from the company accounts of businesses such as Liberation Yoga, Raquel Bueno Yoga, and Raquel Bueno-Miles to himself and others. He is free on a $25,000 bond.
German Zepeda says he only smoked “one blunt” prior to DUI crash
20-year-old German Zepeda was driving in Antioch when was driving on the wrong side of the road and crashed head-on into another vehicle. His two juvenile passengers, ages 14 & 17, both sustained injuries. He initially claimed his brakes were faulty, causing the crash, however, police noticed his eyes were extremely watery and he was slow to respond to commands and answer questions. Zepeda denied drinking, however, admitted to smoking one marijuana-filled blunt, approximately ten minutes prior to driving.
Oscar Vasquez free on pre-trial release after multiple DUI crashes in a row, including into a fire engine
While Nashville Fire Department medics were responding to a crash of 27-year-old drunk driver Oscar Vasquez, he struck a fire engine with his vehicle and fled the scene. Officer made contact with him a short distance away, where he had crashed into yet another vehicle. Vasquez admitted to drinking “3 drinks” but claimed it was a couple of hours prior to driving. Inside his vehicle, officers located several open containers some with residual alcohol still inside. He is free on pre-trial release and had no driver’s license.
DUI: Robert E. Page crashes vehicle after “a few beers”
35-year-old Robert E. Page told officers he had a “few beers” before crashing at the intersection of Paragon Mills Road and Eisenhower Drive. He blew a 0.173 % BAC on a breathalyzer after being discharged from Century Farms Medical.