Police made contact with 50-year-old Joel Cantin at 2700 Gallatin Pike Sunday night as his silver Ford F-150 was engulfed in flames. He had escaped the fire and was standing next to a building. He stated he hit a curb which caused his tire to burst, and was driving on the rim and wasn’t aware his truck was on fire until another motorist motioned to him. He was unsure for how long he had been driving like that, but NFD confirmed the tire was completely gone. Police say he was obviously intoxicated and admitted to drinking “a couple of beers”
Category: arrests
Kicked out of a bar & assaulted a bouncer, he still had the chance to leave, but not the wisdom — Armon Dooley, arrested
26-year-old Armon Dooley was kicked out of Honky Tonk Central and was escorted to the door, during which time he reportedly swung at multiple bounces, striking a female bouncer with his fist. No one wanted to press charges, just for him to leave the property. Police observed Dooley move fifteen feet down the sidewalk but refused to leave. Officers hailed a cab for Dooley and he refused to get inside.
Man arrested for disorderly conduct in lobby of his downtown apartment building — Matthew Godwin
Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the lobby of the apartments at 1515 Demonbreun Street in downtown Nashville and met with 30-year-old Matthew Godwin. The concierge had asked Godwin multiple times to return to his residence due to his level of intoxication and harassment of another resident who was in the lobby. Officer Ricardo Cruz escorted the man upstairs to his apartment and informed him if he returned to the lobby in his current state, he could be arrested. Five minutes later, Godwin was back in the lobby causing issues. He was transported to booking.
Man with missing wallet too drunk for Tin Roof Bar — Charles Rhodes
44-year-old Charles Rhodes was kicked out of the Tin Roof bar on Demonbreun for being disorderly. Once outside, he realized he was without his wallet and was told he would have to come back the following day when he was sober to see if it was located. He flagged down Nashville Police Officer Joshua Spurlock, who along with Lt. Brittany McElwee, went inside to attempt to locate his missing wallet without success. Rhodes was once again told he’d have to return the following day, and at first, he seems to be content and walk away, but moments later he returned yelling and shouting, and after this continued he was eventually taken into custody for disorderly conduct.
Another grown man, deemed too drunk for downtown Nashville — Tyler Roberts arrested
29-year-old Tyler Roberts was at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Nashville when he decided to get behind the wheel of a vehicle they had valet parked at the business. Hotel staff contacted police who say Roberts was visibly impaired, unsteady on his feet, and speaking with slurred speech, all while reeking of alcohol. Unable to locate anyone to care for him, he was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.
DUI: man traveling 20 mph on I-65 admits to using Kratom — Kendall Henderson
38-year-old Kendall Henderson was stopped on I-65 for traveling at 20 mph in a lane of travel. THP Officer Fuller spoke with Henderson, who was the driver of the vehicle, and who admitted he was using Kratom, which is illegal in Tennessee. Henderson was reportedly confused and disoriented, and admitted to doing “multiple drugs” over the past few days.
Patron punches Nashville Underground bouncer “square in the face” — Timothy Basford
36-year-old Tim Basford was kicked out of Nashville Underground, and as security officer Joshua Siragusa was escorting him out of the venue and onto the sidewalk, Basford turned and punched Siragusa “square in the face” with his fist. Police responded to the scene, and the victim wanted to press charges. As Basford was too intoxicated to receive a citation, he was taken into custody for both the assault and public intoxication.
Man says DUI crash was “a series of unfortunate circumstances” — Austin Clark arrested
Metro Nashville Police responded to a traffic crash in the early hours of Sunday morning on I-24 and found 26-year-old Austin Clark, who was driving the vehicle, to be very confused and slow to respond, stating he “had a little to drink”. When asked how the accident happened, Clark stated “it was a series of unfortunate circumstances” without further explanation. Clark blew a 0.191% BAC and was taken into custody.
Woman to Nashville Cop: “I’ll get away with it cause I’m white” — Tammera Lee arrested
Police say 42-year-old Tammera Lee drove her vehicle into a secured DCSO facility parking lot behind a staff member on S. 5th Street. Police were alerted when the unknown woman appeared to be heavily intoxicated. Officer Ronald Conner responded and Lee admitted to drinking prior to driving and responded with a “Fuck You!” when asked to perform field sobriety tests. She continued to be belligerent with the officer as he noticed several alcoholic beverages in plain sight within her vehicle. As she was informed she was being arrested for DUI, she replied “I’ll get away with it cause I’m white” according to the arrest report.
Dude, where’s my AirBNB? — Conner Brown deemed too drunk for downtown Nashville
Police responded to Tennessee Ave after neighbors reported what appeared to be a man breaking into vehicles. What they found was 26-year-old Conner Brown on a front porch, heavily intoxicated, and lost. Brown relayed he had been out drinking on Broadway in downtown Nashville and was attempting to locate his AirBNB. He didn’t know anyone’s phone number to call assist him and had lost his phone. Multiple neighbors had called to report he was yelling and screaming and cursing in the yards of the neighborhood. He had knocked so loudly on the front door of the porch he ended up on that the reside hid in the closet from fear.