Drunk & Disorderly Arrests & Mugshots in Music City – Nashville, TN
43-year-old Stephen Bittman walked up to the police and uttered random statements to them on the evening of September 28th in downtown Nashville. Police reported him having visible signs of intoxication and attempted to assist him to his hotel or home. He was unable to tell them the address or contact someone he knew. He was then arrested for public intoxication as he was unable to care for himself in public.
32-year-old Laura Kelsey Bartlette could not find her luggage at the Nashville International Airport Thursday afternoon. Nashville Airport Police Officer Smith approached after being called for an intoxicated individual and found Laura, whose flight was rescheduled to the next day. Police say she reeked of alcohol, and she could not answer their questions about where she lived, her date of birth, or where she was going. Nashville Airport Police Officer Smith took Laura into custody due to her level of intoxication.
36-year-old musician Michael Antosh was visibly intoxicated and almost fell over while walking past officers on Broadway on September 28th. The officers assisted Michael into a taxi but were later flagged down for the taxi driver arguing with Michael while he stood on the road. They told him he would go to jail if he did not get into the cab. Michael asked which jail they were talking about, and the officers said county jail. He said, “That sounds nice.” He was arrested to ensure he had somewhere safe to stay.
41-year-old Jonathon Lemay fell on stage at the Rusty Nail Bar, breaking sound equipment before security asked him to leave, but he refused. He was escorted out and still refused to leave the property. Police arrived and spoke to Jonathan, who had visible signs of intoxication. They attempted to get him to call a cab, but he was too intoxicated to understand how to work his phone, so he was arrested for public intoxication.
28-year-old Austin Blake Richards was stumbling, dancing in front of pedestrians, and yelling, causing an annoyance early Sunday morning in downtown Nashville. He motioned “come here” to an officer outside Jason Aldean’s bar on Broadway, and officers obliged. When they arrived, Austin told the officers, “F*/k you,” and traveled down Broadway. He slid on his butt across a police patrol vehicle parked on 3rd and Broadway while walking away. He was arrested due to his level of intoxication. While being transported to the jail, he told the officers that he would harm the two officers and their families when he got out. Also, He said that they should watch out for him and said, “I’ll drop you,” as well as other threats along those lines. The treats continued while he was being booked.
39-year-old Kipp Shoecraft was jailed after police responded to reports of a man passed out in a taxi. Police observed Shoecraft bloody and bruised and requested the fire department to provide medical care, but he refused all assistance. He was incoherent and didn’t have a clear understanding of what was going on. Police also observed an unmistakable odor of alcohol coming from his breath, and he couldn’t keep his balance. Shoecraft still had not paid his taxi and was refusing to do so. He didn’t know which hotel he was staying at and was therefore deemed a danger to himself and taken into custody.
On September 27th, Officers responded to a person with a weapon call on 7th and Broadway. 40-year-old Noah Nicholas’s description was put out as a BOLO and was identified by an off-duty Officer. A fully loaded Smith and Wesson with one in the chamber was found on Nicholas’s person when he was frisked by Officers. Paul Siegel told Officers that he was working security when Nicholas came from behind him and reached for Siegel’s weapon. Siegel turned around to confront Nicholas, and then Nicholas lifted his shirt, showing his holstered weapon, stating, “I got one too.” He proceeded to point his fingers at Siegel as if it were a gun. Siegel stated that he felt as if Nicholas was going to use a weapon against him. When Officers arrived, Nicholas was being aggressive and threatening them. They observed Nicholas to be visibly impaired.
26-year-old Payton Phillips was unruly in a taxi, and the driver got out of the vehicle to approach police at the Shell station Hermitage Ave on Thursday. The taxi driver told the officers that he no longer wanted him in his cab due to his behavior. Payton stumbled out of the cab and spoke with the police. He had visible signs of intoxication and smelled strongly of alcohol while telling police that he recently was kicked out of Jason Aldean’s. Police asked him if he had friends around but he stated that he was alone. When police attempted to help him get an Uber he said that he left his phone in the Taxi. They could not find the phone, so they placed him into custody for public intoxication due to him being a danger to himself.
24-year-old Nicholas Nash hit a vehicle while backing his Ford 250 into a parking spot at the MAA Bellevue apartment complex on Old Hickory Blvd on September 1st. When an apartment complex resident came outside to confront Nicholas, he reportedly backed into an air conditioning unit. He eventually parked his truck, and the resident saw Nicholas wearing a green t-shirt that said “Vans” while running into a nearby apartment. Police knocked on the door and spoke to Nicholas’s roommate, who said Noah was driving the truck.
When Nicholas came to the door, he fit the description the resident gave police earlier of the driver. At first, Nicholas denied owning the truck when police told him about the incident, but later admitted owning it for work. But he said was dropped off by a woman in a white car fifteen minutes ago. Police asked him if he was wearing the green “Vans,” he originally said no but later admitted to it. Based on the resident’s accounts, he was cited for leaving the scene of an accident. He was booked for the charge on September 25th.
45-year-old Travis Garren was found unconscious with shallow breathing in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the drive-thru for Arbys on Gallatin Pike on September 27th. Police arrived and spoke with the Nashville Fire Department medics, who gave Travis Narcan and revived him up. The medics asked for Travis’s vehicle key to keep him from driving, and they said he entered Arby’s and bought food. Police contacted Travis as he walked out of Arby’s and asked him what had happened. Travis said that he did not know and was profusely sweating. After he performed poorly on sobriety tests, he told police that whatever the medics gave him was making him feel weird. Police placed him into custody, and he had to ask them for a towel to wipe his face due to excessive sweating. When police confirmed his identity with his driver’s license, they reported that he had a previous DUI in 2016. He was transported to Metro General Hospital for a blood draw. While there, Travis complained of pain and was still sweating profusely.
