52-year-old Michelle Hall was transported to Metro General Hospital after losing consciousness at the Nashville International Airport during an arrest for public intoxication on Sunday. She was handcuffed to the stretcher inside an NFD ambulance that transported her after she requested medical attention. Officer Pallan was at the hospital with Michelle while Nurse Jamie Fisher took Michelle’s vitals and started an IV. While performing those tasks, Michelle, handcuffed to either side of a table, kicked at Jamie and struck her arm while being combative as the nurse was doing her job.
Day: September 19, 2023
Robin Reynolds, 62, charged with reckless driving; 82 in a 55 mph zone
62-year-old Robin Reynolds was seen by police doing over 20 miles an hour over the posted speed limit on I-24 close to Shelby Ave on July 20th. At one point, he was clocked at 82 miles an hour and was weaving in and out of traffic, improperly changing lanes. He also followed too closely to a Ford Mustang, directly affecting the Mustang’s driving, and police conducted a traffic stop. He immediately pulled over, and police ran his license to identify him as Robin. He was issued a citation for reckless driving on July 20th and was booked on the charge on August 10th.
Arpita Sarkar charged with DUI after crash; says she had “two glasses of champagne”
28-year-old Arpita Sarkar was on the side of Highway 70 next to her damaged Toyota Camry that was involved in a car accident that the police responded to on July 10th. Nashville Fire Department told police that Arpita was intoxicated and she was on her phone and crying. Police described her as smelling strongly of alcohol and belligerent during the interview. She told police she had two glasses of champagne roughly three hours before the crash and then went to Domino’s. When they asked her about the accident, she said she did not know how it occurred but could barely stand.
The other vehicle involved in the crash was driven by Brenda Linares, who had an injury to her left arm, and the passenger of her vehicle, Dylan Hooker, had a cut on the back of his head. Dylan said that after the accident, he exited the vehicle to take pictures of the damage, and Arpita began yelling at him and then smacked his iPhone 14 out of his hand, causing it to hit the ground and shatter.
Witness Jacob Church followed behind Arpita before the accident and showed dash cam footage of Arpita moving into oncoming traffic and colliding with Brenda’s vehicle. Arpita was transferred to St. Thomas West Hospital for her leg injuries and was administered a modified sobriety test. Police reported that she could not comprehend the test and was yelling due to her high level of intoxication. She was issued a citation for DUI because she needed to be at the hospital for over 3 hours. She was booked for the charge on August 7th.
Tourist Travis Carden charged after refusing to leave downtown hotel
41-year-old tourist Travis Carden was reportedly asked several times to leave the Hilton Nashville Downtown by staff. Police observed Travis at the hotel, and Travis himself corroborated the staff’s complaint. There is a valid trespassing waiver for the property with MNPD. Carden, who is from Monongahela, PA, was cited for trespassing on August 21st and was booked on the charge on September 15th.
Tourist Logan Smith says he was just “trying to poop” when police arrested him for trespassing
22-year-old Logan Smith told police that the construction site on Adams St., owned by Cousins Property, should not be private property when he was detained for trespassing. Assistant Property Manager Erica Corrales and Charles Spradley’s workers spoke to police and said that Logan passed on the property on September 14th. They said he did not work there and was asked to leave and not return. They said he left, but they saw camera footage of him returning during the weekend and then returning again on September 18th. Logan argued with the officers about how the criminal trespass shouldn’t apply to him since he was out of state after admitting to coming to the property “to poop.” He continued to say that he did not think it should be private property because it was next to a brewery. Police arrested him for trespassing and transported him to booking.
Repo man Darren Ault charged after attempting to repo vehicle from Belle Meade property
27-year-old Darren Ault with United Auto Recovery was seen on camera by a property manager trespassing on private property. Without permission, Darren was attempting to repossess a vehicle from the property. He was cited for trespassing on July 28th and was later booked on the charge on September 15th.