Former Tennessee Titan, Michael Oher, had all charges dismissed this morning in a Nashville court, where he had been charged with misdemeanor assault against an Uber driver in the early morning hours of April 14. According to a police affidavit, Oher pushed and kicked his Uber driver over an apparent dispute over the fare. The 911 audio call is available here. In court documents obtained, Oher was sued by the Uber driver, Girma Berkessa, for up to $250,000 in compensatory damages, and $500,000 in punitive damages. The exact amount of the settlement…
Month: October 2017
Woman Claims She Was Roofied At Five Spot East Nashville’s Motown Monday
Dot Hejny says she was roofied at The 5 Spot East Nashville, on Monday 10/23. In a post she made to a local Facebook group, Hejny says this last Monday, during the Motown Monday event at The 5 Spot. Here’s her post to the East Nashville Facebook group describing what happened: Hey, just a friendly PSA for those of you who feel comfortable going out dancing and leaving your drinks unattended, if only for a minute, (no judgement, I got too comfortable myself): this last Monday I was roofied at…
Nashville Lyft Driver calls 911 on Black Passenger Who Refuses to Give $5 Cash Tip
Nashville Lyft driver Lee Lazarus was driving for Lyft when he picked up a passenger earlier this month in Nashville. He picked up the passenger at the Airport, and the passenger needed to stop and get liquor and cigarettes, a very common request for someone just coming into town, and Lyft even allows for stops to be added, and recommends they stay under 10 minutes to be considerate of the driver’s time (drivers do get paid for this time, just at a lower rate than if they were driving). UPDATE:…
White Nationalists Invade Corner Pub Brentwood – Videos from BOTH Sides. Woman Assaulted. [GRAPHIC]
An Altercation happened last night between some individuals at Corner Pub in Brentwood and NSM members who had attended the White Lives Matter earlier in the evening. We have videos from BOTH sides. Warning: some content is graphic. The first video was taken by a NSM member (who goes by Colton of Yore), who posted it to social media, with this description: Heimbach attempts to stop an altercation at the Corner Pub, after a local female attacks an NSM member’s girlfriend. This footage clearly shows that no one on our…
Nashville Uber Driver Posts Pickup Address Online After Passenger Complaint Against Him
Tom Dueringer, who has been driving for Uber for about 17 months, was driving his 2016 Ford Focus Friday night when he got a ping to pick up passengers in East Nashville. Due to the ongoing road closures due to construction, a slightly longer route had to be taken to their Donelson destination. Due to this, or other reasons, Dueringer received a notice that he had complaints on his professionalism and safety. He determines, in his mind, that it must be from these particular passengers, and posts their pickup address…
Package Thief Jessy Douglas – Sentenced to Time Served – Released From Custody
Jessica Douglas, the now locally famous ‘East Nashville Package Thief’ appeared in court today in front of Judge Melissa Blackburn. She plead guilty to ‘Theft, $1,000 or less’, and was sentenced to ‘Time Served’ which equated to 6 days in jail. Douglas will also have to pay $686.00 in court costs and $150 in restitution. As of 2PM, Douglas’ custody status was updated to indicate she was in the process of being released from custody, and should be free sometime this afternoon. What was initially a ‘out of county hold’…
Burger Up Employee Steals Credit Card – “I regretted it the moment I did it”
Aparna Krishnan had a court date today where she faced 3 charges of Credit Card Fraud, and Theft, from when she worked at Burger Up. Krishnan admitted to taking the wallet of a co-worker, containing a drivers license, cash, and multiple credit cards. Her court date was reset for 11/29 but let’s recap what happened to get us to this point. Krishnan stole a co-worker’s wallet from Burger Up and took an Uber to Aldi’s where she used the victim’s Mastercard at Aldi’s to make one purchase for $24.20, leaves…
DUI Arrest: Matthew Hussey Blows 0.09 After Leaving Edgefield
Matthew Hussey was arrested early Wednesday morning for DUI, as he failed to stop at the flashing red light at N 11th and Gartland, after he left Edgefield for the night. It’s worth mentioning that of all the East Nashville DUIs we review, about half are at this single location. Hussey blew a 0.099 & a 0.097 on the breathalyzer. According the the officer’s report, Hussey’s eyes were blood shot and watery, and he admitted to consuming a beer previously. Hussey failed Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), and was taken into…
Drug Arrest: Antonio Cathey – Meth In The Buttocks
Antonio Cathey, 25, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with ‘Poss. or Casual Exchange of Meth’ & ‘Unlawful use of Drug Paraphernalia’, after he was stopped near 14th & Church Street due to an expired temp tag on his vehicle. Cathey is well known in both the local gay scene, as well as formerly in the local wrestling scene, where he once competed. Once MNPD officers detained Antonio Cathey outside of the vehicle, they were able to observe a glass meth pipe in the center console, which led to the…
Package Thief Jessy Douglas – Prior Theft Conviction at Macy’s of Cool Springs
Jessica Douglas, who spent her 30th birthday in jail on Sunday, had a prior conviction locally at Cool Springs Mall in May of 2014. She committed a theft (under $500) from the Macy’s at Cool Springs Galleria, for which she signed a ‘conditional’ guilty plea in August of 2014. Conditions of her conditional guilty plea included 11mo 29day supervised probation, 24 hours of community service, random and regular drug screens, and an order to not trespass onto Macy’s or Cool Springs Galleria property. Douglas still owes $504.50 on that case,…