James Lester attempts to steal jeans at JCPenney

50-year-old James Lester was caught with his friend, Lisa Gibson, at 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 that they 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. The pair was 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. Lester was taken into custody and charged with theft and resisting arrest.

Zoeletia Jackson assaults woman with fire extinguisher during dispute

46-year-old Zoeletia Jackson had a scuffle with Brittany Neal at Hickory Hill Court in the late hours of December 6th. Neal confronted Jackson when she got home regarding an incident where she allegedly threw eggs at her vehicle while intoxicated. A verbal altercation ensued, and Neal began to record as Jackson became aggressive. Jackson pushed her shoulder against Neal, so she pushed her back in self-defense; then Jackson reached over her, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and began striking her with it. Neal attempted to grab her arm to end the assault, but Jackson began to stab her with her car keys before a witness came and restrained her. The witness recorded the incident and gave it to officers to review when they arrived. The video shows Jackson escalating the argument by assaulting Neal, grabbing the fire extinguisher, and hitting her numerous times with it. Officers observed the lacerations on Neal’s arms and face from Jackson’s keys. Jackson complained about eye pain but appeared to be uninjured. She was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for aggravated assault.

Shaela King steals $145 in cash, multiple credit cards from aunt

21-year-old Shaela King was booked on an outstanding warrant for allegedly stealing her aunt’s wallet from her purse on January 4th, 2023. Barbara Sadler reported the theft the next day. Sadler stated that while visiting her niece’s home on Richards Road the day prior, her belongings were stolen, and only her niece and a baby were in the apartment at the time. She explained that she placed her purse in the living room and entered the kitchen. She only noticed her wallet was missing once she was at the store to pick up a tool she needed to put her niece’s bed together. According to Barbara, before asking Shaela if she had seen her wallet, she blurted out that she didn’t steal from her. There was 145 dollars, a state ID, multiple credit/debit cards, and a phone inside the wallet. Barbara located her phone in the backseat of her vehicle but claimed she never took it out of her wallet before it was stolen. Barbara stated that Shaela was the only one in the backseat the night of the theft.

DUI: Elyse Kimmel crashes Subaru Forrester driving home from club

30-year-old Elyse Nicole Kimmel was involved in a car accident at the intersection of Lafayette and 2nd Avenue South in the early hours of December 8th. Officers arrived and spoke with Kimmel, who advised she was the driver of the white Subaru Forrester, that she was driving her mom and friend home, and that she was unaware of how the accident happened. Kimmel was visibly intoxicated, refused to take sobriety tests, and was read implied consent. She was taken into custody for driving under the influence and implied consent.

Bryam Niebles Molina pulls wife’s hair during argument

29-year-old Bryam Niebles Molina was jailed on December 8th after assaulting his wife during a verbal dispute. Carmen Emilce explained that she and her husband work together and had gotten into an argument, but once they got home, he began to throw her belongings outside. At that point, Carmen called the police, which upset Bryam even more, and he flung her purse into the TV, breaking the screen. When she walked outside to collect her thrown belongings, her husband grabbed her by her hair to pull her back inside. Officers observed the items on the ground and spoke with Bryam, who stated that he was upset and threw Carmen’s belongings outside. He later admitted to pulling her back inside by her hair because he was angry.

Lopez Jalecic gets drunk in Walmart, tries stealing officer’s gun

34-year-old Lopez Jalecic was shoplifting at the Wal-Mart on Nolensville Pike on December 7th. Officers were dispatched regarding a suspect who attempted to get the security officer’s gun. They arrived and spoke with Walmart’s loss prevention staff, who advised them that they witnessed Jalecic open bottles of alcoholic beverages and consumed them on the property. They stated that when they tried to detain Jalecic, he became violent and kept reaching for his waistband. When they were able to arrest him, they uncovered a firearm in his waist area, and he kept threatening them until the officers arrived. Officers reviewed the surveillance and observed Jalecic grabbing and consuming bottles of beer. Jalecic was visibly intoxicated as he admitted to drinking the beers and stated numerous times that the loss prevention staff treated him like “he stole something worth a lot more than what he did.” The loss prevention staff wished to prosecute, and Jalecic was taken into custody for theft, possessing a weapon while under the influence, and public intoxication.

Kimberly Fields too drunk and disorderly for Top Golf

45-year-old Kimberly Fields was annoying patrons at the Top Golf on Cowen Street on December 7th. A witness advised officers that before they arrived, Fields was sitting on the “ball coffin,” that machine that distributes golf balls to players, initially refusing to get off it when staff members asked her to. Fields eventually got off the machine and headed to the bar area. There, she ordered a meal with an alcoholic beverage but complained loudly about the service. The food servers promptly cut her off from further orders of alcoholic beverages. However, Fields brought her own and consumed it. Fields then pushed Todd McCann, another witness, while yelling and recording the incident. Top Golf staff members asked her to leave repeatedly, and she refused. Officers arrived and spoke with the staff members and Fields. They asked Fields to leave, but she did not comply, so they detained her. Officers observed her to be visibly intoxicated, and Top Golf staff did not wish to prosecute. Fields was taken into custody for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and criminal trespassing.

59-year-old Professor Linda Knieps exposes herself to 11-year old child

Professor Linda Knieps was jailed Thursday after police say she exposed her 59-year-old breasts to a man and his 11-year-old son. Bansal Deepak initially made the report to police in September and provided video of Knieps lifting her shirt and exposing herself to himself and his son while flipping off the camera as he recorded the incident. Police say this happened on at least two occasions. A warrant was issued for her arrest, charging her with indecent exposure, and she was served the warrant this week.