20-year-old Cheyenne Smith was jailed on February 17th for driving a stolen U-Haul truck. While police patrolled the Marathon gas station on Trinity Lane, they ran the plates of a U-Haul truck, which came back stolen. Officers then watched as Cheyenne entered the driver’s seat of the U-Haul. After a traffic stop, it was discovered that Cheyenne didn’t have a valid driver’s license and was not responsible for renting the vehicle. Officers attempted to locate the individual who rented the vehicle but were unsuccessful. Cheyenne was taken into custody for theft and driving without a license.
Tag: Theft
Artavia Henderson booked after stealing $900 from Walmart in 2021
28-year-old Artavia Henderson was booked on the citation of theft on February 13th, 2024. In June 2021, officers responded to the Walmart on Nolensville Pike and spoke with Kyle Kloes, a loss prevention officer. Kloes advised officers that Henderson, an employee at the time, had been stealing from the store. Kloes stated that Loss Prevention located two suspicious transactions from her employee ID and reviewed footage from June 19th, 2021, and June 21st, 2021, showing her loading $400 and then $500 onto pre-paid Visa cards without depositing cash into the register. When Kloes spoke with Henderson, Henderson admitted to the thefts. Henderson was booked on the citation of theft on February 13th.
Sayva Phillips caught stealing $45 worth of merchandise from Nordstrom
20-year-old Sayva Phillips was issued a citation on January 13th for shoplifting at Nordstrom on Abbott Martin Road. The asset protection officer reported that Phillips walked into the women’s changing room with her selected clothing and a green bag. When she left the changing room, she only had some of the selected items in hand. Phillips then paid for an item and went into the bathroom. Phillips put multiple items she did not pay for in the Nordstrom bag with her purchased item. The asset protection officer stopped Phillips as she attempted to leave the store. $45 worth of merchandise was recovered from her bag. Phillips was booked on a citation on February 5th.
Booster Ana Garcia caught stealing over $170 of merchandise from Walmart
34-year-old Ana Gabriela Garcia stole from the Charlotte Pike Walmart on the afternoon of January 24th. A loss prevention employee observed this, and they advised officers that Garcia entered the store, selected items, and carried them out of the door without paying. The $172.49 stolen merchandise was recovered, and Garcia was cited for the incident. Garcia was taken into custody for theft on February 12th.
18-year-old Lauryn Carter caught shoplifting at Nordstrom
18-year-old Lauryn Kerry Carter was caught shoplifting at Nordstrom on Abbott Martin Road on January 27th. Tyrell Rutledge, security for Nordstrom, detained Carter and alerted officers. Officers arrived and reviewed the footage showing Carter taking price tags off of items and concealing merchandise. Carter was cited for the incident. Carter was taken into custody for theft on February 12th.
18-year-old Ryan Clark caught shoplifting at Nordstrom
18-year-old Ryan Mackenzie Clark was caught shoplifting at Nordstrom on Abbott Martin Road on January 27th. Tyrell Rutledge, security for Nordstrom, detained Clark and alerted officers. Officers arrived and reviewed the footage showing Clark taking price tags off of items and concealing merchandise. Clark was cited for the incident. Clark was taken into custody for theft on February 12th.
Booster Tatyana Burgess jailed after stealing over $2,000 in merchandise across multiple incidents
25-year-old Tatyana Burgess was taken into custody for three counts of theft on February 8th. On April 25th, 2023, Burgess stole $520 worth of merchandise from Academy Sports on Gallatin Pike North and fled before officers arrived. Then, on December 21st, 2023, Mark Wagner, a loss prevention officer, observed Burgess and an unknown individual walk into the Old Navy at Tanger Outlet Mall on Cane Ridge Road, each carrying a bag. Then, Burgess took clothes off the shelves and brought them to the unidentified individual so they could place them in their bags. Once the bags were filled with $1,854.54 worth of items, they walked past the points of sale and left the location. Then, on January 2nd, Burgess and two others, one female and one male, entered the GAP at Tanger Outlet Mall. Burgess walked around the store removing security tags and handing clothes to the male, who concealed them in a blue plastic bag before they left without paying. Officers used store video footage, TN DL pictures, and Facebook to help identify Burgess. Burgess has a history of shoplifting charges in multiple states.
Jonathan Mattingly breaks into woman’s apartment, emails her photo captioned “Staying with ya tonight!”
37-year-old Jonathan Mattingly was booked after entering an apartment on Rep. John Lewis South without permission. Chloe Witmer advised that she received an email with a picture of her garage key fob and pass with the subject line reading “Staying with ya tonight!” That image was followed by a selfie of Mattingly in the bathroom of Chloe’s apartment that she uses as a short-term rental. One of Chloe’s employees went to the apartment and found a handwritten note signed by Mattingly on the ground. She then entered the apartment and said hello, to which Mattingly replied hello back. Mattingly then came out from the bedroom area and began talking to her as if nothing was wrong. When Mattingly started digging in a bag, the employee became uncomfortable and left the apartment. She later returned with the police, but Mattingly was no longer there. The property captured in the selfie was also missing from the apartment. Police recovered a pill bottle with Mattingly’s name and an address in Bardstown, Kentucky. Officers located an article detailing the 2022 arrest of Mattingly in Pikeville, Kentucky. The booking photo in the article and the photo from Mattingly’s email were used so Chloe and the employee could identify him. Officers contacted the Pikeville Police Department and were provided with Mattingly’s Kentucky driver’s license number. Mattingly was taken into custody for theft and aggravated burglary on February 6th.
Lana Pleasant tries to steal vape, caught when it falls out of her pocket
25-year-old Iana Pleasant was cited for theft of merchandise on January 3rd. Officers were dispatched to Smoke Mountain and spoke with Beshoy Azrak, an employee at the location, who advised he caught Pleasant attempting to steal a $29.99 vape cartridge. She was leaving when the cart fell out of her pocket, and she ran away as Azrak told her to stop. He chased and caught up with her, convincing her to return to Smoke Mountain to wait for officers. When officers arrived, they spoke with Pleasant, who told them she was homeless and just trying to get high. She was booked on the citation on January 31st.
Brandon Nixon attempts to steal three bottles of cologne from ULTA Beauty
29-year-old Brandon Allen Nixon stole from the ULTA at Thompson Lane on January 5th. VUPD met with Chomchanok Aruno, a manager at ULTA, who advised them that she observed Nixon conceal several items in his pants. Officers noticed Nixon walking past the register and out the door with a bottle of Ralph Lauren Romance cologne in his waistband. A subsequent search yielded two additional colognes: a bottle of Coach Love EDP in his back pocket and a bottle of Dior Savage Parfum in his left pocket. The total of all the merchandise was $422. The incident was caught on camera, and officers were told that ULTA wished to prosecute the theft. Nixon was taken into custody for theft of merchandise.