25-year-old Jeremiah Brown had a domestic incident with his girlfriend, Aleshia Larkin, at their Pennington Avenue apartment on the afternoon of April 25th. In the earlier hours, Brown was arrested for a separate domestic assault incident. While Brown was transferred to DCSO custody for booking, the staff located a Xanax bar and a small amount of marijuana in his right pocket. Then, the warrant was denied by The High Court Commissioner, resulting in his release. After being released, Brown went to their shared apartment to retrieve his belongings. Brown said he heard voices talking inside the unit and kicked in the front door, causing damage to the door frame. Even after he was advised to call the police by his family members who were present. Larkin said she was intimidated by his actions due to their previous domestic dispute. Brown was seen yelling and shouting at Larkin and refused to disperse after officers verbally commanded him to. Officers then had to physically separate Brown from Larkin. While detaining him, Brown became resistive and would not place his hands behind his back, prompting officers to use “soft empty hand control” to arrest him. Brown was taken into custody for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and contraband in a penal institution.
Tag: resisting arrest
Jacobi Austin assaults girlfriend at her workplace, tells police to shoot him
23-year-old Jacobi Austin had a domestic incident with his girlfriend, Iyohnna Galloway, at her job on Marriott Drive in the afternoon of April 12th. When the officers arrived, they spoke with Galloway, who explained that she and Austin argued after she asked to use the car to get to work. Austin did not allow her to use the car, so she walked to work. Then, a few hours later, Austin showed up unannounced and started getting aggressive toward her for leaving. One of her co-workers, Dwight Williams, witnessed Austin start tensing up and had to tell him to calm down. Galloway stated she was scared and went downstairs to the lobby to be around other employees. After they spoke briefly, she entered the elevator to return to her workspace, where he followed. Once the elevator door closed, Austin pushed and pinned her several times on the wall. After investigating, officers obtained a warrant for Austin’s arrest and went to his listed address at The Highland on Briley Apartments to serve him. When they arrived, he was not there, so they checked the rear of the complex near the leasing office and located his vehicle. Officers then entered the gym, found him hiding, and detained him. While they were escorting Austin to their patrol car, he started resisting, stating that he needed officers to shoot him because he was not going to jail. Officers then placed him on the ground and hobbled him. When officers tried to put Austin in the car, he grabbed ahold of the rear door seal, damaged it, broke out of the hobbles, and tried to run away until officers finally caught him. Austin was taken into custody for resisting arrest, domestic assault, vandalism, and evading arrest on April 13th.
Brandon Clopton gets into fight at Barstool Sports
25-year-old Brandon Allen Clopton, CEO of Illustrated Marketing Inc. had an altercation at Barstool Sports on April 14th. When officers arrived, they observed Clopton being held against a wall, struggling with security at Barstool near the main entrance. Security told them that Clopton and another individual had a scuffle with several others inside the establishment. Once officers detained Clopton, the other party involved became aggressive, so they handcuffed him as well. Afterward, the officers tried to escort Clopton to the patrol car, where he suddenly lunged forward, breaking their grasp and causing them to trip. Clopton was taken into custody for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Kristi Cook booked after disobeying police when daughter threatened to shoot woman
47-year-old Kristi Cook was seen resisting arrest on 2nd Avenue North on March 18th. Cook’s daughter pulled a gun out at the scene and threatened to shoot someone. Officers ordered Cook to stand away from the woman that her daughter was threatening to shoot. Despite this, Cook ran at the female and yelled, “She pulled against me!” Officers cited her for the violation that day. Cook was booked on the citation for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest on April 5th.
Carley O’Neil found drunkenly sprinting down Division Street, admits to having “a lot of alcohol”
27-year-old Carley O’Neil was sprinting down near 8th Avenue South and Division Street in the early hours of April 7th. Officers observed this and approached her to ensure she was not in danger. As officers spoke to O’Neil, they noticed she was stumbling and slurring her words. O’Neil then admitted to having “a lot of alcohol” and that she was trying to get home. O’Neil could not provide any information regarding where she lived, and the address on her license revealed that she did not live nearby. O’Neil was deemed a danger to herself and others, so officers tried to detain her, and she became resistive. O’Neil was taken into custody for public intoxication and resisting arrest.
Elijah Ledbetter found lying on ground outside of Ole Red’s Bar on Broadway
25-year-old Elijah Rayne Ledbetter was lying on the ground in front of Ole Red’s Bar on Broadway in the early hours of April 6th. Officers observed this and approached him, where they noticed he was highly intoxicated. Ledbetter told them he was alone in Nashville with nowhere to go, so officers tried to give him options for a place to stay. When Ledbetter tried to walk away to one of the places, he started stumbling and could not stay on his feet. Ledbetter was deemed too impaired to care for himself, so officers went to detain him. This was when Ledbetter became resistive, refusing to put his hands behind his back. Ledbetter was taken into custody for resisting arrest and public intoxication.
Kalen Hatchett gets into fist fight on Broadway
29-year-old Kalen Ferninando Hatchett and Andrew Joseph Mulcunry were involved in a fight near Merchants on Broadway in the early hours of April 7th. Officers arrived and went to break up the altercation, but Hatchett continued swinging and punching Mulcunry. When the officers tried to detain him, he started pulling away from them and resisting. Hatchett was then taken into custody for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Local DJ Deer Emerson drunkenly assaults multiple people with rocks at Night We Met nightclub
33-year-old local DJ Deer Emerson was involved in a domestic altercation with her girlfriend, Beronica Crosby, at the Night We Met nightclub on 12th Avenue North on March 31st. When officers arrived at the location, they came into contact with Emerson, who was blatantly intoxicated and holding a rock in each hand. Witnesses at the scene state that Emerson was aggressive and tried to hit people with rocks. Emerson attempted to run away from officers but fell after a short distance. One of the witnesses, Walter Blackman, informed officers that he saw Emerson punch Crosby in the head while they were in front of the bar.
A security guard, Victor Hatcher, told officers he received a call regarding the altercation. Hatcher stated that he observed Emerson attempting to hit Crosby after getting aggressive with her in the parking lot. Before Emerson could land the hit, Hatcher held her down. Emerson retaliated by kicking Hatcher multiple times and attempting to strike him with a rock. During the scuffle, Emerson bit Hatcher on the arm. Officers contacted Crosby, who did not want to answer any questions. Crosby also appeared intoxicated and ended up leaving the scene before the investigation was over. Crosby didn’t have any visible injuries, but she seemed to have been in a physical altercation. Emerson was taken into custody, where she was actively resistant and refused to get into the police car. During a search of her person, a small baggie of suspected powder cocaine was found in her pocket. Deer Emerson was then transported and charged with assault of an officer, domestic assault, possession or causal exchange, public intoxication, resisting arrest, and two counts of aggravated assault.
Parker Glenn grabs officer’s gun during takedown
20-year-old Parker James Glenn tried to grab Officer Cheyenne Taylor’s gun during an altercation in his apartment at The Arbours of Hermitage late April 1st. Glenn had four outstanding warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, so officers went to his unit to conduct a warrant service. When they arrived, his mother answered the door and told them she would bring Glenn to the door. He came to the door and opened it about 4-5 inches. The officers then asked Glenn to step outside, but he refused and slammed the door, smashing Officer Foote’s finger and leaving it bruised and swollen. The door also hit Officer Taylor in the nose, causing it to bleed. Then, officers forced entry to apprehend him, during which he ran into his bedroom and became resistive. While he resisted, he reached for Officer Taylor’s gun, and he was detained. Glenn was taken into custody for evading arrest, resisting arrest, two counts of assaulting an officer, and four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Williams Cateno follows ex-girlfriend to movie theater after learning she’s with another man
18-year-old Williams Alexander Cateno parked and left his car in the One Hundred Oaks Regal parking lot on March 31st. Cateno started pacing while on the phone and became irate. VUPD officers observed this and conducted a welfare check, asking if he needed assistance. While officers were trying to gather Cateno’s information, he was extremely uncooperative with providing his identity. Cateno told officers he followed his ex-girlfriend to the theater because she was at the movies with another guy. Officers explained to Cateno that he was detained and needed to identify him for more information, but he continued to disobey. Officers went to arrest him, during which Cateno pulled away and took off running. Officers later caught up to him after he dropped his phone on the ground. Officers then ran Cateno’s VIN and spoke with his mother, who confirmed his identity. After they towed his vehicle, Canteno was taken into custody for resisting arrest on April 1st.