Nathaniel Berg & Leslie McDowell — it’s a lot to unpack

41-year-old Nathaniel Berg & 41-year-old Leslie McDowell were jailed over an argument about drugs that turned violent at his home on Baxter avenue. Leslie told police that she had her friend Angela Segroves over for dinner. Leslie and her boyfriend Nathaniel got into an argument when Nathaniel asked her for drugs, and she responded, “I do not have any.” Nathaniel became upset with that response and told her to leave and grab all of her belongings. As she was leaving, Nathaniel started grabbing her things back, leading to a tug-of-war over her belongings.

During the altercation, Leslie’s right ear got hit by a doorframe. She also said that she was pinned down by her arms by Nathaniel. The altercation ended when Leslie and Angela left the house. When police questioned Nathaniel, he told them that Leslie treated his home like a storage unit and that when he told her he wanted her and her friend out of his house, she got upset and tried to fight him, and that’s why he pinned her arms down, in self-defense. He told police that while her arms were pinned, Leslie managed to bite his cheek and pinch his thigh.

Police questioned the friend, Angela Segroves, who said what actually happened was that she and Leslie were eating; when Nathaniel came in, he told Leslie that she couldn’t eat the food in the house, but Leslie ignored him and kept eating. Nathaniel then got in her face. Leslie got up and went from room to room, trying to avoid Nathaniel until he grabbed her by both of her arms and shoved her to the ground, and had a screwdriver in his hand. She said that Leslie continued to fight while her side was being pushed up against a door frame, and then she was picked up and physically thrown out of the house by Nathaniel. They were both taken to booking.

Wakenya Rayonna threatens to leave child home alone; assaults boyfriend

21-year-old Wakenya Rayonna was jailed on March 27th after attacking her boyfriend when he took their child after she threatened to leave the child alone at their home. Xavier Barnett told police that while he was at the gym, he received a text message from Rayonna saying that she was going to leave the baby alone if he didn’t come and get him. Barnett left the gym and as he was driving home, he saw Rayonna walking with their son, so he stopped to talk. They started to argue so he placed his son into the car seat, so he wasn’t in the middle of the situation. Barnett asked Rayonna for the keys to the house, but she refused and demanded her son back. When Barnett refused, she started hitting him. Bystanders were able to separate them before the police arrived. When police asked Rayonna what happened she told them that she assaulted Barnett because he wouldn’t give her the child back.

Rube Lopez charged with $5,789 theft from JCPenney store with help of her mother

Police say 18-year-old JC Penney employee Rube Lopez was caught on camera stealing $5,789 in merchandise during the last month at the Rivergate Mall location. Lopez would scan items at her register and then void them, still placing them in the shopping bag. Her mother, who had selected the items, would then exit the store with the bags of unpaid merchandise. Lopez wrote a statement to the store’s loss prevention manager, Steve Gray, admitting to the thefts and stating she was willing to pay for the items taken.