Mt. Juliet’s Kevin Horton unable to handle drinking in downtown Nashville #Jailed

39-year-old Kevin Horton was disorderly as he got a courtesy ride from police to the Doubletree hotel on November 28th. Horton attempted to escape the patrol car as it moved and became angrier when they arrived at the hotel. They would not open the door for him as quickly as he liked, so he began punching the windows. Horton was deemed a danger to himself and refused to comply with the directions of his acquaintance, who assumed responsibility for him. He insisted that he was not going to stay at a hotel, but return home to Mt. Juliet, so officers had no other choice but to place him in custody for public intoxication as he was unable to care for himself.

Officer David Snowden wakes up homeless man to cite him for obstructing a sidewalk

Metro Nashville Police Officer David Snowden says he encountered 51-year-old James Russell sleeping in a sleeping bag with blankets on the sidewalk at 9 p.m. on a Sunday at 1st Ave. North & Gay Street in downtown Nashville. Snowden says it made the sidewalk difficult to walk, and he woke Russell up and cited him with obstructing a passageway. Russell had no prior charges in Nashville.

Drunken Jason Anderson was given every option to avoid jail, he declined them all

41-year-old Jason Anderson was kicked out of a downtown Nashville bar and refused service due to his level of intoxication. As he was being escorted out, he became argumentative and belligerent. Officers responded to the scene to assist and offered him a courtesy ride, but he refused. He was then offered to sober up at the hospital, but he also refused all medical assistance to avoid jail. Out of options, he was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.

Riley Roach arrested by MNPD’s #BigMad cop David Snowden after ‘not following orders’

Metro Nashville Police Officer David Snowden says 25-year-old Riley Lee Roach refused to obey his “lawful orders” when he directed him to find his friend and get a ride home from downtown Nashville. Snowden claims that Roach was “causing trouble” with a food vendor so he demanded he leave the area. When the officer asked if he had too much to drink, Roach replied “not yet”. When Roach told Officer Snowden he wasn’t leaving or going anywhere, the bully MNPD officer told him he was placing him under arrest for public intoxication and disorderly conduct for “refusing to obey a lawful order” according to an arrest warrant.

Woman removed from Ryman after too many tequila shots — Emily Delaney arrested

Metro Nashville Police say 28-year-old Emily Jane Delaney had to be removed from the Ryman Auditorium Sunday night. She was causing an unnecessary disturbance and stated she had been drinking tequila shots. Officers noted both her breath and body reeked of alcohol, and she had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes during their encounter. She was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.

A Nashville city bus crashed into a 77-year-old man’s car; the city jailed him when he got upset about the towing fee — Bennie Lee

A Metro Nashville WeGo Public Transit bus crashed into 77-year-old Bennie Lee’s vehicle on May 4th. Metro Nashville Police arrived at the scene, they demanded his vehicle be immediately towed due to the location and rush hour traffic. They said the vehicle would have to be towed to the city-partnered tow lot, and told him the costs he would be charged, however, Bennie Lee refused and insisted his vehicle would only be towed to his home, but that shouldn’t have to pay for it, as the city bus struck him. He then stood near the vehicle and blocked the way of the tow truck that the city had dispatched to remove the vehicle from the roadway. Officers contacted public works, who declined to assist in changing the tire so it could maybe just be driven away, stating the location was too dangerous. Police eventually arrested the man and charged him with disorderly conduct so they could tow the car off the roadway.