Metro Nashville Police say 26-year-old Gabriel Gwirtsman followed Irais Hernandez in the area of Bicentennial Mall Park in downtown Nashville and intentionally rammed his vehicle into the victim’s vehicle. The victim believed his life to be in immediate danger and was injured in the road rage incident.
Day: December 12, 2022
Jaylin Sanford charged after making threats to 15-year-old boy via Facetime
18-year-old Jaylin Sanford is charged with harassment after he reportedly made threats to Robyn Henley and her 15-year-old son. Court records allege Sanford Facetimed the teenage boy and threatened to kill him while displaying a Glock 19 with a laser sight on the gun. A day after the first incident, Sanford reportedly Facetimed once again, threatening to shoot up their house. Sanford then continued the threats via texts from multiple numbers, placing the family in fear for their safety.
DUI: Josephine Mullins leaves Jelly Roll concert, drives over the barriers on Broadway — 0.229% BAC
27-year-old Josephine Mullins says she had “3 or 6 drinks” at the Jelly Roll concert Friday night before getting behind the wheel of her vehicle to drive home. As she drove onto Broadway, she impacted and drove over a large orange and white traffic barricade. Officers immediately responded from nearby and found her to be heavily intoxicated. Inside the vehicle, there were five empty fireball shooters, along with a white tumbler with about a quarter of the liquid remaining. She performed (very) poorly on field sobriety tests and below a 0.229% BAC on a breathalyzer – nearly three times the legal limit in Tennessee.
Darrica Fleming throws slices of pizza at Domino’s manager as she returns it
24-year-old Darrica Fleming was jailed this week on an outstanding warrant charging her with an assault in August 2020. Natasha Lugo says she was working as an assistant manager at Domino’s Pizza when Fleming entered the business to return a pizza she was unhappy with. Fleming then threw two slices of pizza at the victim and attacked her as she came around the counter to escort her out of the building. Fleming fled, but the incident was captured on video, and she was identified in a lineup.
Titans Superfan Matthew Mattax headbutts cops, spits on them, after being ejected from game
26-year-old Titans Superfan Matthew Mattax was ejected from Sunday’s game due to “unruly behavior” and his level of intoxication. As he was escorted to the gates, Mattax began to yell and scream, causing MNPD officers to take notice of him. Due to his continued behavior, officers decided to take him into custody for public intoxication, but Mattax pulled away and refused to comply with the arrest. He headbutted Officer Sharpe and spit in his face before he could be fully restrained. Once at the jail, Mattax again began to spit on officers, hitting Officer Malone with his saliva multiple times and Officer Studer three times before he was “guided to a bench” in holding.
Tourist Todd Martin charged after letting it loose in downtown Nashville
Police say 33-year-old Todd Martin Jr. was urinating on the wall of a business at 2nd & Broadway in the middle of downtown Nashville at 11:30 pm. Friday. He was visibly heavily intoxicated, and officers checked on his welfare. He could not answer any questions clearly, and officers walked him to 1st & Broadway so he could arrange a rideshare home or wait safely for someone to pick him up. He became combative and would not comply with simple instructions, and was unable to contact anyone or tell officers where he was staying. With no other options, Martin was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.
Michelle Carter bounced from Tootsie’s after Jelly Roll concert
42-year-old Michelle Carter was asked to leave Tootsie’s bar in downtown Nashville in the early hours of Saturday morning, and once outside, continued to ask to go back inside to retrieve her purse and cell phone. Bouncers refused her request but advised they would retrieve it for her. She stated it was with a man named “Kevin,” but he was not located inside. When asked to provide the phone number of someone who could pick her up, she gave the number of her estranged husband, in Memphis. She was unable to name her hotel so she could be transported there, and was eventually taken into custody for public intoxication. When informed of her charges, Carter explained that she was just enjoying her night after the Jelly Roll concert, and she was not driving, so she couldn’t be charged with public intoxication.
Rebecca Haney deemed too drunk for downtown Nashville
34-year-old Rebecca Haney was observed running down Broadway in the early hours of Saturday morning, just before last call, striking police vehicles with her hands and kicking traffic cones into lanes of traffic. Officers asked her to pick up the traffic cones, and she refused and yelled at them. She continued to scream at police throughout their interaction and was deemed to be too intoxicated for downtown Nashville.
Assault: Brendan Burns swipes wand from traffic control guard in downtown Nashville
24-year-old Alabama Tourist Brendan Lamar Burns is charged with assault/fear of bodily injury after police say he approached a security guard working traffic control in downtown Nashville and took the wand from her hand. He reportedly swung the wand around and then at her, causing her to fear the want would strike her had she not ducked out of the way. Another nearby guard detained Burns until police arrived and took him into custody for assault. Police say he was intoxicated at the time of the incident, which occurred at 6th & Broadway.
Cami Stangel drunkenly chases boyfriend inside arena after Jelly Roll concert Friday night
48-year-old Cami Stangel was found “chasing her boyfriend around” inside the Bridgestone Arena after the Jelly Roll concert Friday night. Officers say the couple was initially engaged in a domestic dispute, according to bystanders, and she admitted she had “too much to drink.” Due to her aggressive behavior and level of intoxication, she was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.