Timothy Swanson charged with felony after brandishing fake/toy gun in traffic Friday morning

21-year-old Timothy Swanson is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he displayed what appeared to be a handgun at Michael Larson in traffic on Elm Hill Pike at around 6:30 a.m. Friday. Larson was placed in fear when the man rolled down his window and brandished the weapon alongside him. He observed Larson then park at the Walgreen’s parking lot and place an item in his trunk. Police arrived and made contact with Swanson and located the weapon in the trunk – it turned out to be a toy/prop/fake gun.

DUI: Eshaundra Patton found asleep behind wheel on interstate ramp after drinking at House of Legends

22-year-old Eshaundra Patton says she drank Casamigos tequila at House of Legends Bar on Jefferson Street before police found her passed out asleep behind the wheel of her vehicle in the middle of an interstate ramp early Saturday morning. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and stated she only ate a few bites of a Philly cheesesteak egg roll with all of her liquor. She’s charged with DUI.

Amber Coe charging with slashing tires and shooting through front door of Ayonna Brown’s home

19-year-old Amber Coe is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism after reportedly slashing the tires of Ayonna Brown and then approaching her front door with a handgun. She then shot through the front door as the victim hid in a nearby closet after she observed her through the peephole. The bullet traveled through the front door and through two interior walls of the apartment.

California man destroys wife’s iPhone, claims she took photo of another man at downtown Nashville Bar — William Hawkins

While in town from California, Jennifer Hawkins called police to report that while she and her husband, 40-year-old William Hawkins, were out at a bar on Broadway she took a photo of a person with her iPhone, resulting in him grabbing her phone and smashing it on the ground, destroying it. She says she was taking a photo of her husband, however, he believes she was taking a photo of another man. Officer Gault transported the wife to a nearby Apple store so she could purchase a new phone, and Officer Hill took Hawkins into custody, charging him with felony vandalism with a domestic violence rider, invoking the state-manded 12-hour hold before his release.

Georgia man charged with carrying handgun while drunk at Tootsie’s in downtown Nashville— Jeremy Evans

28-year-old Georgia tourist Jeremy Thomas Evans was being drunk and disorderly at Tootsie’s Bar in downtown Nashville when he came to the attention of the venue security staff. As they interacted with him they realized he was carrying a handgun, and they took his weapon from him and called police. Officers arrived and transported Evans to booking, charging him with possession of a handgun while under the influence.

Christopher Riccio charged after brawl on Broadway in downtown Nashville

Metro Nashville Police responded to Rippy’s Honky Tonk on Broadway in downtown Nashville just before midnight Saturday to a fight call. They found a beaten 31-year-old Christopher Riccio who did not want to press charges on the other person involved. He refused any medical treatment, but due to his extreme level of intoxication and inability to care for himself, he was transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.

Brett Borgia woke up in a stranger’s car in downtown Nashville after a night of drinking, MNPD arrested him

37-year-old Brett Borgia woke up inside a stranger’s car in downtown Nashville Sunday morning with an officer looking back at him. A citizen had called police to report there was a man sleeping inside her car. The man, identified as Borgia, reeked of alcohol, and had broken the windshield wiper control during his slumber. He told police he had been out drinking but doesn’t remember anything else, including which hotel he was staying at, or how he ended up in the vehicle. Due to his continued level of extreme intoxication, he was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

Musician Brandon Steadman charged with DUI after cutting through East Nashville parking lot to avoid traffic lights

Police say they conducted a traffic stop on 37-year-old Musician Brandon Steadman after he used the parking lot of an East Nashville Aldi to cut through and bypass two traffic lights. He was reportedly visibly intoxicated and admitted to drinking prior to driving. He began, then stopped, field sobriety tests, and was taken into custody for DUI, violation of the implied consent law, and driving without a license, as his Texas license expired in 2015.

Ali Nid-Youssef charged in $20,000 vandalism of L.A. Jackson / Thompson Nashville Hotel

25-year-old Ali Nid-Youssef caused over $20,000 in damages and over 20 guest rooms to become unusable after he vandalized a toilet in the bathroom of the swanky L.A. Jackson rooftop bar at the Thompson Nashville in downtown Nashville, causing massive flooding as the water poured out of the restroom, into the hallway, and into guest rooms below. A witness who was also in the restroom at the time of the incident told him “You can’t just go around breaking stuff”, however, that did not deter him as he was damaging the urinal. Hotel staff identified Nid-Youssef as he was required to scan his ID to enter the rooftop bar area. He fled the area immediately after the incident and a warrant was issued for his arrest.