Donovan Medina drunkenly asks to be arrested; officer obliges

22-year-old Donovan Medina told police officers to take him home when he flagged them at 18th Ave and Chet Atkins Pl. on September 15th. Police described him as having a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, and was unsteady on his feet. Also, Donovan was not wearing any shoes or a shirt. He was yelling random things while police attempted to speak to him, and when asked if he wanted medical help, he asked to be arrested instead. Officers fulfilled his wish and charged him with public intoxication.

Didem Toker charged in domestic assault of her husband

35-year-old Didem Toker was jailed early Sunday morning when her husband reported that she assaulted him on Charlotte Pike. Liam Rooney Shane told police that he and his wife got into an argument over a comment that was made during a phone call with family members. Both parties stated that Toker slapped him for the comment that was made. Police observed scratches on the inside of his bottom lip that he claimed were from the assault.

DUI: Carrie Newman jailed after late-night crash

35-year-old Carrie Newman was jailed late Saturday night after causing a crash on Hillsboro Pike. When officers arrived, they interviewed both parties involved and had reason to suspect that Newman was driving under the influence of alcohol. They noticed she had glassy eyes; she admitted that she was heading home from a work party and had at least two drinks. She consented to sobriety testing and performed poorly on all tasks. When she was taken to booking, she consented to a breath test that came back as a .134% BAC.

Deana Wikowski jailed after slapping husband in downtown Nashville hotel

44-year-old Deana Wikowski was jailed early Sunday morning after police responded to the Moxy Hotel on Third Ave, where she reportedly assaulted her husband. When police arrived, Joseph Medlar Jr. was sitting at the bar located inside the hotel. He told police that his wife was initially with him at the bar until they had gotten into an argument about how much he had been drinking. She then went upstairs to their hotel room on the second floor. Medlar went upstairs to speak with her, but they only continued to argue. According to Medlar, this is when his wife slapped him on the left side of his face. She tried to slap him once again, but he was able to block any further attacks. Wikowski then jumped on him, began kicking him, and slapped him again, but this time on the right side of the face. Police observed scratch marks as well as swelling on and around his neck and the back of his head.

Australian tourist Christopher Park tells police, “do what you got to do!” #Arrested

54-year-old Christopher Park was not wanted at the Holiday Inn and Suites Hotel on 4th Ave, as staff told police when they showed up on September 16th. A complainant told police that she did not want to prosecute Christopher, who was also staying at the hotel. The hotel security asked the MNPD officers who arrived just to escort Christopher off the property. Security and the officers contacted Christopher in his hotel room, and the security told him that he was no longer allowed to stay on the premises and needed to vacate. Christopher told them, “That’s not going to happen.” The officers told him that he would have to leave or be charged with criminal trespass, to which he responded, “Do what you got to do.” Police gave him several chances to leave, but instead, Christopher sat down in his room and refused to comply with police commands.

David Johnson goes bananas over fruit stand, destroys man’s way of making a living

48-year-old David Johnson told police he didn’t like that Diego Jimenez had a fruit stand in a public area near his property on Antioch Pike. Late Sunday night, Johnson parked his vehicle next to the fruit vendor’s stand and began to throw and destroy all of the fruit from the canopied cart. He then picked up the table and canopy and flipped them over, destroying the entire fruit stand and all of the product, which was estimated to be $3,000 in damages. Due to the felony amount of the vandalism, Johnson was taken into custody and transported to booking. 

Lavinia Shearron jailed after pepper spraying 16-year-old daughter for being disrespectful

42-year-old Lavinia Shearron was jailed on September 12th after pepper spraying her 16-year-old on Franklin Road. The juvenile reported that she and her mother had gotten into an argument that led to her being pepper sprayed. Shearron told police that her daughter was being very disrespectful, and she confronted her daughter because she needed to be disciplined for speaking to her disrespectfully. The juvenile had walked into one of the rooms within the apartment, and when she came out, her mother pulled pepper spray from her bra and sprayed her. Shearron claims she did it out of a reaction because although she saw nothing in her daughter’s hands, she knew there were heavy objects in that room that her daughter may have used to throw at her. Ms. Shearron was taken into custody, and the juvenile was transported to Vanderbilt Children’s hospital.

Zaria Bibbs bear sprays man, threatens to have family & friends come for him

23-year-old Zaria Bibbs was jailed after spraying her nephew’s father with bear spray. Zaria’s nephew was out to eat with his mother, Brianna, and his father, Corey Boyd. Shortly after dinner, Brianna received a call from her sister Zaria stating that she would not hang out with Corey. While on the phone, Zaria began to threaten Corey, saying she would shoot him and have her dad kill him. Brianna stepped out of the vehicle, leaving Corey and LC, her juvenile son, in the backseat. A few moments later, Zaria pulled up in the parking lot and sprayed bear spray through the driver’s side window that was already rolled down.

While spraying the car, she told Corey she had other cars en route to help her. Although Corey was in pain and couldn’t see properly, he drove out of the parking lot to avoid any further issues with Zaria. He then drove home to Marquin Drive, where he called the police. The dispatcher could hear Corey and his juvenile son in the background, “coughing and having problems breathing.” While police spoke with Corey, he constantly wiped his face with sanitizing napkins. The blood vessels in his eyes were large and inflamed. Some type of dried residue was also observed on the dashboard and driver’s window of Corey’s vehicle. The officers asked LC how he was doing, and he replied, “Good, my eyes are clean.” He didn’t appear to be in any discomfort.

Apple Airtag leads police to stolen vehicle driven by Corey Little

18-year-old Corey Little was jailed after police observed him driving a vehicle that was reported stolen on September 12th. Kayla Guthrie called the police, stating that her Audi was stolen, and using an AirTag, she was able to track it to Ogden Drive and Mayer Lane. An officer began heading in that direction and ended up directly behind the vehicle while en route traveling on Ogden Drive. The Audi suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, and the driver exited. The driver then walked toward the patrol vehicle and was immediately detained by police. He stated that he didn’t know the car was stolen and that he had been walking on County Hospital Road when a friend from Middle school pulled up next to him and asked him to get in. After a few minutes of driving around, the friend, Tony, offered to sell the car to Mr. Little for $500. Little had no driver’s license but still agreed to purchase the vehicle. The approximate value of the Audi is over $60,000.

Amjed Alzedan threatens to kill his mother-in-law during argument

24-year-old Amjed Alzedan was booked early Tuesday morning after his mother-in-law reported that he threatened to harm her and her daughter. Taghrid Yasin stated that when she came home, she was immediately involved in a dispute over money by her husband. He became aggressive and argumentative, telling his mother-in-law, “If I don’t kill y’all, I will get someone else to do it.” The mother-in-law grabbed her phone to call the police, but Alzedan snatched it from her and pushed her against the wall.