Gratton Rider charged in drunken rage assault of girlfriend, who he was visiting in Nashville

Gratton Rider charged in drunken rage assault of girlfriend, who he was visiting in Nashville

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28-year-old Gratton Rider was jailed Thursday in Nashville, charged with the domestic assault of his girlfriend, Lindsey Smith. She had picked him up at the airport just before the incident, as he was coming into town to visit. She says he was already heavily intoxicated when she arrived, and he demanded they stop and get a vape pen on the way home; however, no stores were open that late at night. She continued home and attempted to “make him happy by playing a card game,” according to an arrest report.

When he began to lose the card game, Rider became even more angry and upset. She says he grabbed her by the arms and slammed her into a wall in the hallway, and she was able to escape to her bedroom. Rider reportedly came into her room and stood over her as she sat on her bed. She says she remembers him raising his fist at her and then the back of her head hitting the wall as he assaulted her. Officers documented multiple injuries on the victim, including a swollen eye and bruises on her face and arm.

Gratton Rider (MNPD)
Gratton Rider (MNPD)

Gratton T. Rider of Mountain Rd in North Granby, CT, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on May 18th, charged with domestic assault with bodily injury. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $100.

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