Mariam Zaky admits to beating her daughter who talked back with a clothes hanger, then bites her

46-year-old Mariam Zaky tells police she beat her daughter with a clothes hanger across her back until it broke and bit her arms, then grabbed her by the arms and assaulted her again. The daughter, Emily Yonan, says she talked back to her mother, which started the assault. The victim suffered injuries all over her body. The mother is charged with domestic assault.

Chase Koglin charged in assault of girlfriend who was taking too long with her makeup

29-year-old Chase Koglin is accused of “beating on” his girlfriend, Hannah Crague, in their apartment, according to the report she gave police when they arrived. He had left the scene but was picked up nearby based on her description of him. Koglin says the two had been arguing because she was taking too long to put on makeup to visit a friend’s house. She reportedly then refused to go and threw her makeup at the wall and says he eventually struck her in the face. Officers found her with a bloody towel, from her injuries. 

71-year-old Margaret Gilliam attacks East Nashville neighbor with walking cane

71-year-old Margaret Gilliam is free on pre-trial release after she admitted to police that she, indeed, swing her walking cane in an attempt to knock out her neighbor, Victoria Ferris, striking her with the makeshift weapon. Both parties report ongoing issues over the past several weeks, and Ferris says she’s been intimidated and assaulted on multiple prior occasions. A witness, William Looper, was sitting on a bench and observed the apparent unprovoked assault. 

NY Tourist Robert Mason screams “This is America!” before assaulting MNPD Officers: pre-trial release

22-year-old Robert Mason, of New York, is charged with the assault of two Metro Nashville Police Officers, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and resisting arrest after employees flagged down police for assistance as he was being kicked out of Scoreboard Bar & Grill. Refusing to let officers call a friend to help him leave on his own, he clenched his fists, took a fighting stance, and screamed “THIS IS AMERICA!”. Officers tackled him as he began to resist arrest. He Grabbed Officer Joshua McGarvey’s ring finger while twisting and clenching it, which caused an injury to his finger and a hyperextended knee from the fight. He also caused scratch injuries to Officer Snyder from his fingernails.