27-year-old Joshua Davidson was jailed Saturday morning after Nashville Fire Department found him asleep behind the wheel at the drive-through of the White Castle on Broadway. Police attempted to wake him several times before he responded and stumbled out of the vehicle. He smelled of alcohol and had to have an officer help him stay balanced. He had glassy eyes and dilated pupils. Davidson performed poorly on sobriety tests and refused blood and breath samples.
Tag: driving under the influence
Caleb Eidlebach charged with second DUI after illegal u-turn
26-year-old Caleb Eidlebach was jailed Sunday afternoon when police saw him run a red light on Old Hickory Boulevard. Eidlebach came to a complete stop but then continued to run the red light and make a U-turn from the left lane of Dodson Chapel Road near Old Hickory Boulevard. Once pulled over, police saw several open containers of beer. Eidlebach told police he had been drinking earlier in the morning. He performed poorly on sobriety tests and was charged with DUI 2nd, as he was previously convicted of DUI in May 2016.
DUI: Lindsey Hill riding on rims, can’t answer questions, has to pee right now!
28-year-old “paralegal and dog mom” Lindsey Hill was booked Thursday night after police say she was extremely drunk behind the wheel on Donelson Pike. Witnesses told police that they saw Hill hit a curb while driving on the rims of her car and thought she may have been in an accident. Officers found Hill behind the wheel in a Mcdonald’s parking lot. Her car was missing the left passenger side tire. Hill almost fell getting out of the vehicle, she could barely stand, and police could smell alcohol on her breath as she told them that she had “3 mixed drinks.” Police had a difficult time understanding her as her speech was extremely slurred. She agreed to sobriety tests and performed poorly. She wouldn’t answer any questions and would only say she “had to pee.”
Alex Swader charged with DUI on his birthday
29-year-old Alex Swader was jailed on his birthday, May 4th, after running a red light on Dickerson Pike, almost hitting a police patrol vehicle. Police were on an unrelated call when Swader barrelled toward them and then cooperated with a traffic stop in a parking lot a short distance away. Swader opened his door and gave them his car keys, when police asked why he was giving up his car keys, he shrugged his shoulders. He had no driver’s license to show officers when they asked for it but instead handed them a state ID. Police saw a nearly empty bottle of patron on the floor of the backseat and he told police he had a long island iced tea before driving. Swader had slurred speech, his eyes were glassy and he was off balance when exiting his vehicle. He was slow when answering questions, and at some points of the investigations, he didn’t answer at all. He agreed to sobriety tests and performed poorly.
When officers were placing Swader into the patrol vehicle, police grabbed his belongings that he had left on top of the car and saw a green leafy substance in plain sight, and he refused to answer what it was. Swader vomited on himself several times on the way to booking and now faces DUI, driving on a revoked license, drug possession, implied consent, and open container charges
DUI: Elliot Bradford-Chesebrough jailed after drunkenly firing a rifle near his vehicle
26-year-old Elliot Bradford-Chesebrough was booked Saturday after allegedly firing several shots in the air with an AK-style rifle. Police were given a description of a male with long hair that was shooting in the air. They saw a male that matched the description getting out of the driver’s side of a truck with the key in the ignition. They immediately noticed alcohol on his breath when speaking to him. Through the driver’s side window, they could see an AK-style rifle sitting on top of a pile of items behind the driver’s seat but within arm’s reach. Officers also saw several boxes of Ammo scattered around the truck, including a box of steel-cased Red Army Standard .223 sitting on the driver’s seat. After seeing all this, the officers asked if there were any weapons in the vehicle, to which Bradford replied there was only a revolver. A witness on the scene said they saw him fire several rounds from across the street. Officers searched the area and saw and found several spent steel-cased .223 that matched the ammo in the truck. Bradford performed poorly on sobriety tests and was transported to booking without incident.
DUI: Nikayla Gooch had “two beers” at Jazzy’s before driving
31-year-old Nikayla Gooch was jailed on April 29th after speeding past police while honking her horn on Matthews Road just after 2 a.m. She was pulled over and smelled strongly of alcohol. She told police he had two beers at Jazzy’s on Hampton Street. Gooch agreed to sobriety tests but performed poorly, and she initially agreed to a breath test but refused once at booking.
Jaleel Meadows charged with DUI in downtown Nashville
25-year-old tourist Jaleel Meadows was jailed on April 29th after blocking traffic on Dr. MLK Boulevard. He told police he had something to drink that night and admitted to then driving. Meadows had glossy eyes, was unsteady on his feet, and had alcohol coming from his breath. He agreed to sobriety tests, performed poorly, and refused a breathalyzer.
Leslie Rodgers charged with DUI after flipping car on I-40
57-year-old Leslie Rodgers was booked this week on a citation after he hit the median on I-40 and flipped his car on April 4. When police responded to the crash, they saw a half-empty plastic container of Vodka on the roof of the vehicle that was placed there by the fire department. Rodgers was transported to Vanderbilt before officers could conduct a DUI investigation. Police spoke with Rogers at the hospital, where he said he didn’t know how the crash happened, but he openly admitted to having three shots of Vodka a few hours before the crash. Rogers was not asked to perform sobriety tests because medical staff had recently administered fentanyl. However, based on his admission of drinking and the container of vodka, he was charged with DUI.
DUI: Chase Pettingill jailed after crashing into police car at 2 a.m.
29-year-old Chase Alexander Pettingill faces multiple charges after police say he drove into the rear of a Metro Nashville Police car with an officer inside. Officers were conducting an unrelated traffic stop on W Trinity Lane at 2 a.m. Friday when Pettingill approached them while drifting between lanes. He ultimately failed to maintain control of his vehicle and crashed into the rear of a patrol car. Officers say Pettingill was confused, did not understand verbal commands, and smelled of alcohol. A vape pen with THC oil was also removed from his pocket. He refused all sobriety testing and requested a lawyer. He was taken into custody and transported to booking.
Megan Arnold hyperventilates on the way to jail after DUI crash
37-year-old Megan Arnold was involved in a three-vehicle crash Thursday, and responding officers say she was visibly intoxicated. She reeked of alcohol, had slurred speech, and was unsteady on her feet, according to a police report. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests, and officers located a tumbler that smelled of alcohol in her center console. As she was being transported to jail, she began to hyperventilate and was taken to Metro General to be clear, where she also consented to a blood draw.