Metro Nashville Police say 21-year-old Giovanni Johnson came by his home to grab some things and left after a short period of time. Moments later, he returned to the home, which he shares with his two roommates, Lavonn Nevels, Jr., and Ricky Peoples, Jr. — except this time he brought two unknown men back to the home, and all were armed with handguns. The trio held the two roommates at gunpoint and robbed them while pistol-whipping them in the face and forehead. Nevels says he was robbed of $4,000 in cash.
Month: April 2022
Chris Bond charged with pushing girlfriend out of car & driving away at Noodles & Company
22-year-old Chris Bond is charged with the domestic assault of his girlfriend, Alanja Little, after a witness says he pushed her out of the car in the parking lot of Noodles & Company and then continued to drive as she held onto the door, leaving her with injuries, including road rash. Prior to the assault, the couple had been in an argument and her phone was tossed to the ground, resulting in her jumping on his back and pulling his hair. Bond was taken into custody and the victim was transported to Vanderbilt for medical treatment.
Joshua Lilley charged with vandalism of his bother’s car from 2020
23-year-old Joshua Lilley was booked into the Metro Nashville jail on a nearly two-year-old warrant, charging him with vandalism. The event, which occurred in May of 2020, alleges got angry with his brother and attempted to fight him, but settled for damaging the back door of his vehicle as he fled the scene of the disturbance. Officers documented several dents and scratches in the car of this brother, Zachary Lilley.
MNPD quickly responds to teen pulling on car door of off-duty cop’s neighbor — Jacob Phillips arrested
Despite 48-hour response times for stolen cars, when an off-duty Metro Police Officer noticed a teen pulling on the door handles of her neighbor’s vehicle, the calvary was on the way. She watched 19-year-old Jacob Phillips attempt to open several vehicles, eventually setting off the alarm on one of the cars. While the teen fled the area, the off-duty officer followed him and called for on-duty personnel to respond to the scene. Officers arrived and took him into custody, retrieved video evidence, and charged him with felony attempted burglary of a motor vehicle.
Teens charged with joyriding & unauthorized use of vehicle —Daniel Meadows & Christian Bigsby
On Tuesday, MNPD’s Violent Crimes Task Force began tracking a vehicle that was reported stolen by Andrew Minge. It was initially located at 95 White Bridge Pike, but detectives observed it move to Kroger at 4560 Harding Pike. Officers were able to take all occupants into custody as they exited the vehicle. 18-year-old Christian Bigsby was in the vehicle and was charged with joyriding. 18-year-old Daniel Meadows was also in the vehicle and is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, contributing to the delinquency of a minor who was also in the vehicle, and illegal possession of a handgun found on him during a search.
Makenzzie Mayberry uses soda bottle to assault motel mate who slept with her fiance
18-year-old Makenzzie Mayberry is charged with the domestic assault of her roommate at the Lotus Inn and Suites, who she says had sex with her fiance. A witness to the events, who is Mayberry’s cousin, tells police they all returned to the motel on April 24 after a day of arguing and fighting about the entanglement. Mayberry then threw a small plastic soda bottle at the victim, Keana Jonson, striking her in the center of the forehead, causing a small laceration. Nashville Fire transported the victim to the hospital and Metro Police took Mayberry into custody for the assault.
DUI: Jason Tolbert admits to drinking whisky, officers found his flask in car #arrested
Police say 39-year-old Jason Tolbert became “verbally argumentative” with both officers and hospital staff after a magistrate signed a warrant to have his blood drawn after he was charged with DUI Saturday night. An officer witnessed him fail to yield to another vehicle, nearly causing a crash, and conducted a traffic stop during which Tolbert admitted to drinking whisky, and had a flask with him. He failed field sobriety tests and was transported to booking.
Nashville Attorney Michael Killen charged with DUI after crash
When Metro Police responded to a traffic crash in downtown Nashville, they found 41-year-old Michael Killen driving his red Saturn, which he had driven into the rear of another vehicle. Sgt. Amabile says he could smell alcohol coming from Killen, and observed obvious signs of impairment. Killen stated he drank alcohol, however, it was 24-hours prior to driving. He refused field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, charged with DUI, and given pre-trial release.
Jerock Walker continues county jail tour, now transferred to Nashville on domestic assault charges & probation violation
22-year-old Jerock Walker has been now been transferred to the Metro Nashville Jail to face his Nashville charges as he continues his year-long tour of middle Tennessee jails. The current charges for Nashville include two new warrants from January of 2021, charging him with two counts of domestic assault of his then roommates, Tatianna Johnson and Ke’maurius Wright. He reportedly told both parties they better pack their things or he would pack them for them. During an escalating argument, Jerock grabbed Tatianna and forcibly pulled her out of the home, and did the same to Ke’maurius while assaulting him. Jerock has been covered multiple prior times for theft, retail theft, domestic assaults, stealing from his grandmother, and a multitude of other petty crimes. In addition to the new charges, he has a probation violation and two failures to appear, bringing his total bond amount for Nashville to $26,000 and a probation hold.
Everyone goes to jail: Carlandro Branch, Destinee Turnipseed, & Maicole Shelton
Police responded to a domestic disturbance call on April 25th to find that 22-year-old Carlandro Branch had taken the phones of both 20-year-old Maicole Shelton and the mother of this child, 20-year-old Destinee Turnipseed, as they attempted to call the police to report that Branch had pulled her hair when during a child custody exchange. As he fled with their phones, Maicole Shelton grabbed a baseball bat and chased Carlandro Branch. The mother of the child, Destinee Turnipseed, also busted out two windows at the residence. She says she broke the first one in an attempt to get someone’s attention and the second one in anger. Everyone went to jail and bonded right out… the end.