24-year-old Martin Bowers had an incident with his ex-girlfriend, Destinee Taylor, near a Treutlan Place residence in the early hours of April 13th. Taylor alerted the authorities and stated she and Bowers were heading to make a deal near his home in Hermitage. When they returned to Treutlan Place, he told her to give him the money that he had given her to get her nails done, so she tried to go inside to get it for him, during which he grabbed her phone. Once she exited the truck, he went around and slammed her onto the street. Taylor tried to crawl back on the grass to get away, but he started punching her in the head repeatedly. She added that he struck her between 10-20 times. Afterward, Bowers “hopped-skipped” away into his truck. Officers observed a bleeding cut on Taylor’s hand, grass and debris in her hair, dirt stains on her pants, and a bump on her head. Due to her head injuries, Taylor was transported for medical treatment. Bowers was taken into custody for robbery and domestic assault.
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Amilya Green breaks into cousin’s home, robs her after learning she’s home alone
23-year-old Amilya Lane Green and three unidentified individuals forced their way into Marissa Green’s, her second cousin, home on Crutcher Street in the early hours of March 16th. Marissa alerted the authorities and provided them with a vehicle description, stating that they had fled before they arrived in a red, early 2010s Nissan Altima missing a driver’s side mirror. She further explained that Amilya and the three others had dropped her off, one being a female and two being male. Marissa said she had received a text from Amilya, which was when Marissa told her she was home alone. Moments later, Marissa heard a knock on her door and answered it to find Amilya and the other three. Amilya and the other individuals rushed through the door and ransacked Marissa’s house. Marissa told officers that one of the males grabbed her PlayStation 4 from her bedroom, so she tried to stop him. The man grabbed Marissa by the neck and pinned her to the ground. When Marissa broke free, she called the police. Marissa said that they stole her PlayStation 4 and various prescription medications, adding that they were there for about 10 minutes. Marissa told officers that the males had handguns during the burglary and advised that she wanted to prosecute all four of them but could only identify Amilya, her second cousin. Amilya Green was taken into custody for aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery on March 19th.
DUI: Musician Nicholas Banos crashes Honda Civic into large rock at Metro Parks Greenway
29-year-old Nicholas William Banos of local band “Manic.”, crashed his black Honda Civic into a large rock at the entrance of the Metro Parks Greenway and struck a tree on the walking path on February 4th. Banos was sitting in the driver’s seat when officers arrived, and then he advised them he had dropped his friend off and was headed to the “west side.” Officers asked for his driver’s credentials, but he continued to get sidetracked. Banos handed them his bank card while trying to locate his license, and then he admitted to having six drinks of liquor and beer. Admitting he had his last drink about an hour before the incident. Officers noticed he was visibly intoxicated before he consented to sobriety tests and performed poorly. He agreed to provide a breath sample, which resulted in 0.135 BAC%. Banos was taken into custody for driving under the influence.
Tyshecka Carter shows up at baby daddy’s door and punches him in face – yet again
26-year-old Tyshecka Carter went to the home of her child’s father on New Year’s Day and began an argument with her ex, Demartin Robinson. When she began to punch him in the face, Carter called 911, as she has a history of assaulting and attacking him after showing up unannounced. After assaulting him, she threatened to smash his car with a brick and then began to punch him again while dispatch was on the phone. Officers arrived and observed multiple injuries on Martin and noted Carter’s bond conditions from her previous arrest don’t allow her to have contact with Martin.
Brittney Calhoun charged in “girl’s night out” DUI crash in East Nashville
30-year-old Brittney Calhoun told police she was “in town for a girl’s night and going to some bars” when they found her and a passenger crashed in East Nashville at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. She had driven her vehicle into two parked cars on the side of the road. Further questioning revealed that her drink of choice was Vodka & Red Bull, and she consumed “a couple” while at the bars. She says she blacked out and doesn’t remember any of the crash. Officers located two large Bud Light cans that were open and leaking alcohol into the driver’s side of the car, along with another opened bottle of alcohol in the front. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was charged with DUI. Her passenger was transported to Centennial hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Taneka Hayden charged after stabbing boyfriend in back at Dickerson Pike Sonic
31-year-old Taneka Hayden remains jailed on a $51,000 bond after police say she stabbed her boyfriend, Jacob Reimann, in the back with a green kitchen knife at the Sonic on Dickerson Pike, which officers eventually retrieved from her bra and it was blood-covered. The victim says the couple has been dating for approximately four years, and while they were at Sonic, a car drove by and someone inside it “cat called her using a racial slur.” She believed her boyfriend was taking up for the person in the vehicle and began to assault Reimann with punches to the face and then almost immediately stabbed him in the back, as confirmed by witnesses at the location. During an interview, Hayden claimed the stabbing was in self-defense, claiming he had punched her first, but witness accounts disputed this version of events.