32-year-old Farren Oliver is free on a $17,500 bond after admitting to killing her boyfriend’s dog, attacking him with a Swiffer sweeper, and taking a pry bar to his car. Police say she told Joseph Donald she was going to poison his dog, and later that evening texted him photos eating, stating she “gave him something.” He got home and took his dog to the emergency vet, where it died. He provided police with an audio recording of Oliver admitting to giving the dog Xylitol. When he was then gathering some of his things from the home to leave she hit him on the head with a Swiffer sweeper, leaving significant injury to his head, and she attacked him, leaving scratches on his body. She ran into the house and locked him out, so he then climbed through the window to continue retrieving his belongings. While he was doing that, Farren went outside with a flat pry bar and smashed his windshield, windows, and tail lights. A ring video doorbell captured the incident; however, Farren would not allow police to view it.
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Kathleen Reishtein Cooper — too drunk to fly in Nashville; Xanax into the jail
70-year-old Kathleen Cooper was jailed on April 14th after being kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight. Police responded and saw Cooper walking unsteadily down the jet bridge to board the flight as well as dropping her bags onto her head while trying to put her luggage into the overhead bins. When police asked her to exit the plane, she refused, so they had all the passengers deboard the plane except for Cooper, who they had to escort off of the aircraft against her will. They could smell alcohol coming from her breath when asking her how much she had to drink. She claimed to have had one cocktail at the restaurant 400 Degrees inside the airport. It was later discovered that Cooper was in possession of 4 and 3 half pills of Xanax without a prescription that she took into booking.
Morghan Smith charged with DUI after rear-ending car at traffic light
27-year-old Morghan Smith was jailed on April 13th after rear-ending another vehicle at a yellow light while intoxicated. Police responded to Old Hickory Blvd and 24th Street and spoke with Smith, who explained that the car in Infront of her slammed on its brakes for a yellow light, and she didn’t have time to stop. While officers were speaking with her, they could smell alcohol coming from her breath and asked her if she had anything to drink; she said she had two beers at Hooters. Smith agreed to sobriety testing and performed poorly. She blew a .158% BAC on a breathalyzer and was transported to booking.
Carlos Romano Mejia charged with drag racing in Antioch
24-year-old Carlos Romano Mejia pulled up alongside another vehicle near Bell Road and Harris Lane on March 13 as they both stopped at a red light. As the light turned green, a Metro Nashville Police officer observed the two cars accelerate at high rates of speed in neighboring lanes as they raced along the roadway. An officer caught up to the 2015 Infiniti G37 driven by Romano Mejia and during the traffic stop he admitted to racing “a little.” He was issued a citation for drag racing and was booked on that citation this week.
DUI: Tourist Scott Nobles crashes scooter into cop car in downtown Nashville
41-year-old California tourist Scott Nobles was jailed on April 13th after crashing his scooter into the back of an unmarked Metro Police vehicle near 5th and Demonbreun in downtown Nashville. Officers saw Nobles unsteady on his feet and smelled alcohol on him. They asked him if he had anything to drink, and he admitted to drinking a couple of beers and refused to answer any more questions. Nobles refused all testing, and was transported to booking.
Tyshon Bailey screams “I’m not going!” before punching and kicking officers during skirmish
19-year-old Tyshon Bailey was jailed on April 14th for trying to fight officers when they responded to a call for service on Zermatt Avenue. They witnessed Bailey being irate and aggressive in the house. He repeated to the police, “I’m not going,” and tied a purple bandana around his fist. He then approached officers aggressively and got into a fighting stance. The officer used his arms to create distance, and Bailey lunged forward. Another officer tried to grab Bailey, but he resisted, and they tussled on the couch. Bailey was swinging his arms, hitting one officer in the head and kicking the other. Finally, the officers were able to gain control of Bailey and place him in cuffs; he continued to resist while the officers put him in the patrol car.
Traffic stop turns into a whole ordeal as Rick Stellick isn’t going to cooperate today
48-year-old Rick Stellick was jailed on April 10th after refusing to comply with police commands during a traffic stop on Northgate Drive. Police pulled over Stellick driving his Lexus for failing to stop for a red light. Once they were able to identify him, they asked him to pull into Cracker Barrel so that he would be off the roadway, but Stellick said that he would not move his vehicle. Police then instructed him and the passenger to step out of the car. The passenger complied, but Stellick said he would not leave his vehicle. The officer approached the driver’s side, and Stellick started driving forward. An officer finally got him to stop his vehicle and reached into the driver’s side window to open the door; he took hold of Stellick’s arm to remove him from the car. Stellick pulled away, but the officer was able to place him in handcuffs and transport him to booking.
Tourist David Call kicked out of Losers Bar in Nashville
42-year-old David Call was jailed on April 6th after squaring up to fight at Losers Bar. The security guard told police that he was in the process of asking Call to leave the bar when he got out of his seat and quickly got into a fighting stance. He cocked his right arm back to throw a punch but was quickly detained by other security personnel. The manager had video evidence of the incident.
Ben Hamm charged in 8 a.m. DUI crash on Briley Parkway
23-year-old Benjamin Hamm crashed his vehicle on Briley Parkway Thursday morning at 8:33 a.m. When officers arrived, they observed him to be visibly intoxicated, and he claimed he only had two “tall boys” around midnight. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and eventually blew a 0.25% BAC on a breathalyzer.
Jarrett Snipe jailed after multiple assaults on girlfriend
31-year-old Jarrett Snipe of BLK Rose Boxing was jailed early Wednesday on three outstanding warrants charging him with domestic and aggravated assaults. In January, his girlfriend Shelby Miller reported he picked her up by her shirt collar and slammed her against a door during an argument. She says he then twisted her shirt collar until she could no longer breathe and lost consciousness. Officers documented injuries from that assault. In March, the two were having another argument when she was looking over his shoulder as he sitting on the couch. When he realized she was looking, he slapped her in the face and then grabbed her, and pinned her against the wall until she fell to the floor. He then reportedly went outside and retrieved a gun case, and brought it inside, stating, “I have something for you. I will blow your head off.”