Warner Earl Jones hotboxes car, caught with narcotics

25-year-old Warner Earl Jones was jailed on November 17th when officers spotted him coming out of a store and entering his car with tinted windows on John A Merit Boulevard. Officers watched him until he entered his vehicle and noticed all four tinted windows were too dark to see through. When they began to follow behind him, he sped off and made a U-turn, driving recklessly while other vehicles were on the road. Officers lost the car on the I-65 ramp. About 20 minutes later, officers spotted Jones and his vehicle on Jefferson Street as he entered a different store. Officers entered the parking lot and pulled right in front of the car, nose to nose. As he was exiting the convenience store, officers walked towards him. By the time officers caught up to him, he had already made it back inside his car. Officers commanded him to leave his vehicle, which he refused. They had to command him several times to step out. Once he did, a large amount of smoke exited the car with him. Officers asked if he had any drugs on him. First, he denied it and then admitted to having drugs in his car. Officers found a large amount of twenty dollar bills along with a bag of marijuana, a digital scale, plastic bags, 26.0 grams of cocaine laced with fentanyl, and 24.5 grams of methamphetamine. There was enough probable cause that the defendant was engaged in the sale of narcotics. Jones was charged and taken into custody.

19-year-old Gerald Saint-Pierre jailed for multiple Airbnb burglaries

19-year-old Gerald Saint-Pierre was jailed on Saturday for being involved in a string of Airbnb burglaries. The first reported burglary involved four men wearing black hoodies that broke into a white Ford Fusion with Georgia tags. Officers reviewed Ring camera footage showing the suspects leaving in the vehicle. Later, that same Ford Fusion with the same suspects was seen breaking into a home on Martin Street. They stole two purses from that location. Officers later discovered the vehicle with the same suspects driving near Wedgewood and 12th Avenue and attempted to pull them over. The driver refused to stop, and officers began chasing the car. The officers decided to terminate the pursuit due to the speed being a safety concern near the River Gate area. Officers located the stolen Ford Fusion that was abandoned near Gallatin Pike. As officers were waiting to process the vehicle, they were flagged down by security, who notified them that there were multiple juveniles wearing dark hoodies who were running. Officers chased the juveniles on foot. When officers caught up with them, they were identified as the four outstanding males linked to the stolen vehicle. They were all taken into custody for interviews and then to the detention center.

18-year-old Jarvis Burthlong jailed for multiple Airbnb burglaries

18-year-old Jarvis Burthlong was jailed on Saturday for being involved in a string of Airbnb burglaries. The first reported burglary involved four men wearing black hoodies that broke into a white Ford Fusion with Georgia tags. Officers reviewed Ring camera footage showing the suspects leaving in the vehicle. Later, that same Ford Fusion with the same suspects was seen breaking into a home on Martin Street. They stole two purses from that location. Officers later discovered the vehicle with the same suspects driving near Wedgewood and 12th Avenue and attempted to pull them over. The driver refused to stop, and officers began chasing the car. The officers decided to terminate the pursuit due to the speed being a safety concern near the River Gate area. Officers located the stolen Ford Fusion that was abandoned near Gallatin Pike. As officers were waiting to process the vehicle, they were flagged down by security, who notified them that there were multiple juveniles wearing dark hoodies who were running. Officers chased the juveniles on foot. When officers caught up with them, they were identified as the four outstanding males linked to the stolen vehicle. They were all taken into custody for interviews and then to the detention center.

Brandon Moses caught with meth syringe while biking

34-year-old Brandon T. Moses was pulled over during a traffic stop while riding a bike around 11 p.m. on South 1st Street with no forward-facing light in the darkness. He admitted to officers that he had a syringe in the backpack he was wearing that he used for “ice,” which is slang for methamphetamine. He consented to a search, and the syringe was located. Moses was issued a citation for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

Nevaeh Fields drunkenly tries to enter wrong apartment

21-year-old Nevaeh Fields was jailed Friday morning when police responded to 18th Avenue for a suspected burglary. According to the complainant, Fields was attempting to force her way into the wrong apartment and had to be pushed away. When officers arrived on the scene, Fields was outside the apartment shouting, stumbling, and slurring as she spoke. Officers attempted countless times to assist Ms. Fields in finding the correct apartment, but she refused the help and was taken into custody.

Dagnachew Bizuneh assaults woman during dispute in his car

32-year-old Dagnachew Bizuneh was involved in an altercation with Madison Lewis at Rep. John Lewis Way on October 29th. Lewis advised officers that Bizuneh hit her, leaving a visible mark on her arm. Bizuneh said he did not hit her but that he pushed her out of the car after she refused to get out. Officers cited both parties due to the conflicting stories, and Lewis said she would come to prosecute later. Bizuneh was taken into custody for assault on November 17th.

DUI: Michael Hawkins has “one or two shots” before driving

36-year-old Michael Hawkins was jailed Friday morning after reports of a driver asleep behind the wheel. When police arrived, they observed Hawkins in the driver’s seat with the car still running. When he noticed the officers approaching, he attempted to drive away. Police ordered him to stop. He complied and stumbled out of his vehicle. When police asked for Mr. Hawkin’s license, he was reluctant and handed officers a handgun carry permit instead. The officer asked if there was a handgun in the vehicle, to which Mr. Hawkins replied that there was a gun in the center console. The gun was within reaching distance. When the police asked him how much he had to drink, he admitted to having “one or two shots” earlier that day. He was visibly intoxicated and leaning on his vehicle to maintain his balance. It was noted that Mr. Hawkins smelled strongly of cologne, which officers believed was a cover scent. Officers later noticed a slight smell of alcohol on his breath despite the overpowering scent of his cologne. He consented to sobriety tests, performed poorly, and was taken into custody. During the vehicle search, officers located the handgun and a revoked license. Mr. Hawkins does not have any prior convictions or DUI.

Eric McGee punches woman in face, breaks her phone

36-year-old Eric McGee was jailed Sunday morning after assaulting a woman on Chutney Drive in Antioch. Jade Wallace was yelling and crying hysterically as she told police that McGee beat her up and needed to go to jail. Wallace showed officers video footage from the front door camera that showed McGee opening the front door as Wallace approached, punching her in the face, and dragging her into the house. After arriving at booking, Wallace advised that her phone broke while she was being dragged. Wallace then told McGee that she had called the police, so McGee threw her iPhone 14 to the ground and shattered it completely. Officers observed the broken phone.

Ki’Eric Hicks publicly urinates in Magaritaville Hotel

24-year-old Ki’Eric Hicks was jailed on November 19th when officers responded to Margaritaville Hotel on John Lewis Way for reports of a man acting abnormally. Hicks was running around the lobby and spinning on the floor. He urinated in the hotel’s fire room. He was visibly intoxicated and speaking rapidly about irrelevant things. Hicks yelled at his friend, who was trying to help him up to their room. He yelled at the hotel staff and wouldn’t calm down long enough to tell officers what was happening. Officers believed that Hicks was under an intoxicant and could not care for himself or accept care from others. Ki’Eric has charges as recent as September for possession of a handgun while under the influence, driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident as well.