21-year-old Jesus Morales Mejia told police he drank “a f*/k ton” of beers before crashing his vehicle onto its roof on Glenrose Ave Monday afternoon. He initially limped away from the scene, according to witnesses, and police encountered him a short distance away to check on his welfare. He stated he wasn’t sure why he crashed but told officers he drank “a f*-k ton” of beers before driving. When asked to clarify that, he further stated, “20 Modelo beers.” He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was charged with DUI.
Day: October 28, 2022
Jason Johnson arrested after not being able to have a specific room at Goodlettsville hotel
40-year-old Jason Johnson walked into the lobby of a Goodlettsville hotel Thursday and demanded to rent room 227. The room was dirty and wasn’t available to be rented out, and refused to accept any other room. He began to scream and curse at the lobby staff, and police arrived to assist. He initially exited the hotel but quickly returned. Eventually, officers and hotel staff took him to room 227 to show him it was dirty, but his rampage continued. Left with no other option, he was taken into custody and charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.
DUI: Lucas Gonzales says a stranger gave him a Roxicodone to make him feel better
23-year-old Lucas Gonzales told police he wasn’t feeling well when he left work Monday, so he stopped at a gas station on his way home. He claims a “random guy” gave him a “little blue pill, called a Roxi,” and told him it would “make him feel better and help with his anxiety.” Gonzales swallowed the pill from the alleged stranger and continued on his quest toward home. As he made it to the intersection of Murfreesboro Pike and Smith Springs Road, he passed out behind the wheel of his vehicle and was brought back to the land of the living when Nashville Fire medics used Narcan on him when they arrived at the scene. Medics reported he only had a faint heartbeat when they arrived. He is charged with DUI.
Scott Rice wanders north from Broadway to Capitol Towers, believes he’s made it to Canada
35-year-old Scott Rice was found screaming and pounding on the doors of the Capitol Towers Apartment building in downtown Nashville in the early hours of Friday morning. When officers arrived, he had fallen asleep at the front of the location, and believed he had a room at the property, which was not a hotel, and believed he was in Canada. Officers say he reeked of alcohol and was extremely intoxicated. Unable to care for himself after a night of downtown drinking, he was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.
Shannon Crothers charged in West End DUI — blows double legal limit after “a few beers”
Metro Police say 36-year-old Shannon May Crothers was driving on West End with no headlights in the early hours of Friday morning. She was slow to respond after an officer initiated a traffic stop but eventually parked in an alley between 16th & 17th Ave. She reportedly smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking a “few beers” at an event with friends. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and later blew a 0.164% BAC on a breathalyzer —double the legal limit in Tennessee.