Jordan Benderson charged in assault of his girlfriend on TSU Campus

19-year-old Jordan Benderson told TSU Campus police he was in an argument with his girlfriend, Daijane Smith, and she bit his left inner bicep. The argument reportedly started when she received a phone call from another male, causing Benderson to want to see her phone. She then grabbed Benderson’s phone and ran into the bathroom with it. As she looked through his phone, she found multiple text messages that she believed showed he was cheating on her. She went outside and smashed his phone on the steering wheel of her car. She says Benderson strangled her in the car, and she only bit him in self-defense. She also admitted to getting a knife and threatening to slash his tires. Officers determined Jordan Benderson to be the primary aggressor for the strangulation and took him into custody.

Riley Atzen charged with DUI after night in downtown Nashville

Metro Nashville Police initiated a traffic stop on 20-year-old Riley Atzen early Thursday morning as she was driving on West End Ave without any headlights. As officers approached the car, they report Atzen smelled of alcohol and dilated pupils, and slurred speech. She was reportedly confused and unable to follow instructions. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and blew a 0.154% BAC on a breathalyzer.

Tourist Heather Burke punches husband, gives him a bloody nose, gets a $100 bond.

35-year-old Heather Marie Burke and her husband, Brad Burke, are visiting Nashville from Wisconsin and staying in an AirBNB on Sigler Street. Metro Nashville Police responded to the residence early Thursday morning for a domestic disturbance. Heather told police she punched her husband in the face, leaving him with a bloody nose. She stated that he had her cell phone and she wanted it back, and she also took his phone. Heather’s shirt was bloody as a result of the blood coming from the victim’s nose upon impact from her fist.