35-year-old Cameron Mitchell, known by many for his “ItzReal” brand of projects, including #ITzRealTV, used to create and share popular videos in Nashville, was jailed in Nashville Saturday. In addition to his branding, he often boasts about working at “two Vanderbilt departments” while wearing full head-to-toe Vanderbilt clothing and showing off his alleged international trips online. Vanderbilt Police took Mitchell into custody just before 5 a.m. Saturday after he was caught on the tenth floor going through bags of electronics. Despite telling the officers he was a Vanderbilt employee, they confirmed he had been long since terminated. Mitchel disclosed to police he was homeless and slept in the building. He retained both his employee badge and a set of master keys to the building. A stolen VUMC check was also found in his backpack.
Year: 2023
Chattanooga teen Everett Driver uses fake ID at Jason Aldean’s; tosses dink from the rooftop
18-year-old Everett Driver from Chattanooga threw a cup of ice from the rooftop of Jason Aldean’s Bar on Broadway in downtown Nashville, according to police who were working in the district late Friday night. The cup nearly struck an officer on the ground. Security identified Driver as the person who threw the cup using recorded video. Upon identifying Driver, it was discovered he was only 18 years old and had two fake TN IDs in his possession, each with different birthdays, making him over the age of 21.
NY teen Margaret Patrick uses fake ID to drink at Jason Aldean’s Bar in downtown Nashville
19-year-old New York tourist Margaret Patrick was jailed in Nashville late Friday night after it was discovered she was using a fake ID to drink at Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar on Broadway in downtown Nashville. She was with a younger teenager who tossed cups of ice from the rooftop, bringing the couple to the attention of the police. As they identified her, it became clear that her identification was not genuine. The ID was seized, and she was taken into custody and transported to booking.
DUI: Emily Trenthem too drunk to perform sobriety tests
25-year-old Emily Trenthem refused to receive any help from EMS at 51st Avenue North on December 7th. When officers arrived, they were greeted by Trenthem sitting in her car, which was running. When asked by the officers, Trenthem tried to get out of her car but was stumbling all over herself and seemed heavily inebriated. Trenthem said that she had told EMS multiple times that she was drunk. So, officers attempted to get her to perform field sobriety tests, but Trenthem was unable to stand up to complete any, so they deemed the tests unsafe. She refused to use the breathalyzer and draw blood, so she was taken into custody. While in custody, she repeatedly asked to go home and slipped her hand out of the handcuffs multiple times. Trenthem was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence and implied consent.
Antonio Tate caught sleeping in stolen Chevy Tahoe
40-year-old Antonio Tate was jailed on December 7th after police discovered he was asleep in a stolen vehicle. Officers noticed a Chevy Tahoe backed into one of the parking spaces at Intown Suites on Murfreesboro Pike and ran the tags. No information came back on the tags, so officers ran a query on the VIN. The vehicle came back as reported stolen out of Memphis. Officers woke Tate, placed him into custody, and transported him to booking.
Moraza Nurizbelixa assaults sleeping husband after finding nothing on his phone
32-year-old Moraza Romero Nurizbelixa was involved in a domestic dispute with her husband, Marvin Orlando Alvarez Varela, at the apartments on Haywood Lane in the late hours of December 7th. Nurizbelixa spoke with officers and stated she and Varela had an argument that resulted in him hitting her and that he sustained the injury to his lip because she defended herself. Varela advised officers that he was asleep when Nurizbelixa suddenly jumped on him and began to attack him, upset because she could not find anything on his phone. He said she grabbed his neck and punched him in the face, causing his lip injury. Then, Nurizbelixa grabbed some of his money and threw it, which she admitted to. Nelson Ahman Banegas Alvarez witnessed the incident and stated that Nurizbelixa initiated the physical altercation. Nurizbelixa was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.
Vanderbilt Football’s BJ Anderson bites two bouncers at Barstool Nashville
26-year-old Vanderbilt Football Player Bridges “BJ” Anderson was booked in the early hours of December 8th after officers were flagged down in front of Barstool Nashville on 2nd Avenue in regards to a man being restrained by security. When officers arrived, they observed Anderson visibly drunk and being held to the ground by bar security. Officers then placed him into cuffs and began the interview. Security told officers that Anderson tried to enter the bar with alcohol hidden inside a Gatorade bottle and was denied because of it and his level of intoxication. Anderson threw the bottle out and left the line, only to re-enter the line shortly after and be told again that he may not enter the bar. After being denied, Anderson tried to forcefully enter the bar, pushing security as they stood before him to block entry, forcing another security guard to wrap his arms around Anderson to stop him. This only angered Anderson, and he began to fight the security guards, biting both of them. Officers observed bite marks on both security guards.
Lisa Gibson caught stealing socks at JCPenney
37-year-old Lisa Gibson was caught with her friend, James Lester, JCPenney, in the late hours of Thursday night. The JCPenney Loss Prevention provided law enforcement with camera footage of Lester stuffing jeans inside his shirt and Gibson hiding a bundle of socks in her purse. Lt. Waldron arrived to see Gibson and Lester still walking around in the store and commanded them to stop. Seeing his imminent crisis, Lester ran around a corner to remove the jeans he stuffed in his pants before he attempted to flee. Lt. Waldron then tried to grab Lester to detain him, but Lester continued to resist before another officer arrived to help detain him, taking him to the ground. They were escorted to the office, where the socks inside Gibson’s purse were removed. A further search of her purse revealed a loaded Ruger SP101 Magnum for which she did not possess a license. Gibson was taken into custody and charged with theft.
Anthony Branch throws girlfriend on ground multiple times during altercation
20-year-old Anthony Branch was involved in a domestic altercation at Central Pike with his girlfriend, Queenie Phan, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon. Phan called a friend and told them to call 911 when she and Branch began arguing. Branch proceeded to take her phone and money and tried to call 911, saying “someone was in route to assault him.” Phan attempted to get her phone back from him, but he grabbed her by the arms and “threw her” to the ground multiple times, causing bruising to her arms. He then took the cash, Phan’s car keys, and two large knives and left the apartment. When the police arrived, Branch returned with the bag of money, car keys, and knives. Branch was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault.
EKU Basketball Player Sierra Mcculough punches woman asking for insurance info after accident
22-year-old Eastern Kentucky University Women’s Basketball Player Sierra Mcculough was involved in an altercation at Jefferson Street and 140 East exit ramp with Morgan Garrett, with whom she had a car accident on April 20th. Mcculough felt the damage to Garrett’s car was so minor that it didn’t merit any reason to exchange personal information. When Garrett demanded that she give up her personal information, Mcculough struck her in the face multiple times, causing minor injuries and damage to her glasses. Witnesses were able to conjure up a video of the incident, including a way to contact the car’s owner. The car’s owner was Mcculough’s grandfather, who provided law enforcement with her phone number and told them that Mcculough would have been the only person driving. Mcculough was taken into custody and charged with assault.