20-year-old Kobye Latham was walking in the neighborhood near Apple Valley Road just after sunrise on December 9th. Latham was found wearing only his underwear and an orange t-shirt. He told the responding officer he was lost, and Officers noticed he reeked of alcohol. He explained he was from Arkansas and had parked his vehicle within the neighborhood but needed help locating the driveway’s exact location. A few hours earlier, a resident located one block away on Hamblen Drive called the police to report an unknown black Buick Verano with Arkansas tags was parked in their driveway. He was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.
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Tourist Justin Martin found asleep on 3rd floor of Lentz health department after night of drinking
24-year-old Justin Martin was found asleep on the 3rd floor of the Lentz Public Health Center on Charlotte Pike in the early hours of Friday morning before the building opened. Security located him and called Metro Nasvhille Police, and Officer Martin Brown responded to the building and attempted to wake the man up from his slumber. It eventually took several sternum rubs to wake him up. He was assisted out of the building, and multiple attempts were made to get him to a different safe location; however, he could not remember the passcode for his phone or what hotel he was staying at. After declining all medical services and him too intoxicated to leave on his own, Martin was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.
Tourist Peter Mackley charged with DUI on a Lime Scooter in Nashville
47-year-old tourist Peter Mackley of Saginaw, MI, was charged with DUI late Friday night as he drunkenly drove a Lime Scooter on a major thoroughfare in East Nashville. Mackley was scooting on Ellington Parkway near Spring Street when officers conducted a traffic stop. It was immediately apparent to police that Mackley was extremely intoxicated. Mackley admitted to drinking 9-10 drinks, culminating with a “strong” drunk shortly before the traffic stop. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was transported to booking.
Yet another drunk tourist arrested for public intoxication in downtown Nashville — Kevin Gately
30-year-old Kevin Gately was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail for public intoxication this weekend after he was with his friend, Justin Bolla, who punched out the front window of Betty’s Boots on Broadway. As officers attempted to make contact with the pair, Gately was also extremely intoxicated and continued to be unable to care for himself in public.
Texas Tourist found with “white powdery substance” after Public Intox arrest — Braquece Smith
25-year-old Braquece Smith, from Texas, now faces a felony charge in Nashville after police initially charged him with public intoxication after he was extremely intoxicated and had urinated near 4th & Broadway. Once at booking, deputies found a white powdery substance, suspected to be drugs, on him. Smith was additionally charged with bringing contraband into a jail, which is a felony in Tennessee.
Man found drunk & laying in doorway of bar, gun in his waistband — Jacob Baker arrested
21-year-old Jacob Baker is charged with possession of a weapon while under the influence. Police were responding to a separate incident at Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge Bar at 301 Broadway Sunday night when they observed Baker laying down inside the doorway to the bar with a handgun clearly visible sticking out from his waistband.
Officers asked if he was OK, and Baker replied “No, I’m drunk!”. Police took him into custody and he was transported to booking. He is now free on pre-trial release.