Carl & Amanda Light Arrested for Child Neglect… “cockroaches and bedbugs covering the walls”

Carl Light & Amanda Light remain jailed this morning on 2 counts each of ‘Child Neglect <8’ & ‘Child Neglect 9-17’. Amanda Light has a $3500 bond, and Carl Light as a $5000 bond. Just before 2AM on Saturday morning, MNPD responded to 622 Rivergate Pkwy (America’s Best Value Inn) in reference to a call for service about possible drug activity. On arrival officers knocked on the door, and a 12 year old boy answered the door. Also inside the room was an 8 year old boy – no parent…

Kay Boykin (59) crashes car on Ambien w/3yo g-grandson, claims “old boy” was driving, not her.

59 year old great-grandmother, Kay Boykin, took an Ambien around 5 PM on Thursday. Later that night, just before 11 PM she apparently got hungry, and states she left home to go get something to eat – with her 3 year old great-grandson accompanying her. She would never make it to a restaurant, as she crashed the car in an ‘Ambien Fog’ – and tells police that “old boy” appeared and ask to drive for her, then fled the scene when he crashed the vehicle – despite multiple witnesses observing…

MNPD officer saves Joshua Staples from choking on bag of weed #Arrested #Guns #HollowPoints

On Friday, MNPD initiated a traffic stop on Joshua Staples(25). What started with a simple possession case quickly turned into one with guns and hollow point bullets in a drum magazine. During the interaction, the officer explained he smelled marijuana coming from the car, and Staples said that “someone” had smoked in his car earlier, but it wasn’t him. The officer noticed Staples’ hand was concealed between his seat and the center console. The officer opened the door and asked him to exit the vehicle, at which time Joshua Staples…

Former TSU Tiger Dantwaun O’Neal Arrested Using Stolen Credit Card

On Friday, Dantwaun O’Neal (aka ‘King Twaun’), known for his TSU Football career, was arrested for a felony & two misdemeanors, in addition to an outstanding warrant from last October. Police were dispatched to Opry Mills Mall on 02/09/18, after being alerted by security to a fraudulent credit card transaction at Forever 21. According to an affidavit, a customer of the mall was alerted that a purchase was just made at Forever 21 for $200 on his credit card, which was in his phone case that he realized wasn’t in…

#EastNashville Traffic Stop Nets Heroin, Coke, Weed, Lortab, Adderall – Tomasina Dixon & Deundre Bridges #Busted

EAST NASHVILLE: Just before 8PM Friday night, a MNPD Officer conducted a traffic stop for speeding that resulted in 10 felonies and 6 misdemeanors among 2 people – all because they were going 10 mph over the limit. Deundre Bridges (fb: RiskTaker Lafamillia) & Tomasina Dixon were traveling near 5th St. & Crutcher in East Nashville on Friday night when an officer clocked them on Lidar traveling 40 mph in a 30 mph zone, on an otherwise empty roadway. Tomasina was driving, Deundre was sitting the back seat behind her,…

DUI: Jamie Ferrell. Tells cop he’s “going to die” and accuses him of raping her in drunken rage

Jamie Ferrell was arrested on Tuesday morning, for DUI, after coming home from her company’s February Christmas Party at Top Golf. Jamie Ferrell was coming home from a Christmas party for her work on Tuesday (yep, in February), and sped by a cop doing 84 mph in a 55 mph zone on I24 E. She then swerved across the fog line, driving erratically as she passed the patrol car. Once she stopped and interacted with the officer, he noted her speech was slow and slurred, eyes were bloodshot, and she…

Victoria Barbee, known for her edibles, ARRESTED- Probation Violation

Victoria Barbee was arrested this afternoon on a Probation Violation. She is currently in custody in lieu of a $10,000 bond. You may remember her from our coverage of her marijuana edibles business a few months ago. Where she’s at, she won’t be making any edibles tonight. Previously: ‘Tori’ Victoria Barbee: Still Advertising Marijuana Edibles on Social Media, and Avoiding Rent-A-Center Repo Men for her 2 TV’s & Washer/Dryer 5 weeks ago, we told you about ‘Tori’ (Victoria Barbee) who was selling marijuana edibles online in plain view on publicly…

Another Booster Busted: Shonterrica Gaines. She’s a runner! #BoosterClub

On Thursday, Shonterrica Gaines was arrested on multiple charges after attempting to boost $789 worth of merchandise from Victoria’s Secret, but she was not about to go down without a fight. MNPD had to chase her the length of two football fields before she was taken into custody. On 02/08/18, Shonterrica Gaines and a co-defendant (Sagovia McKenzie) were inside Victoria’s Secret when loss prevention observed them via security cameras loading items into plastic H&M shopping bags. The loss prevention officer followed the defendants out of the store and then the…

Kwik Sak Clerk Said Hermina Shoots Man Stealing Beer – ARRESTED

Kwik Sak clerk Said Hermina, 31, is charged with aggravated assault after he fired shots at a man who fled the market with an 18-pack of beer without paying for it. Jerry Smith Jr., 44, entered the Kwik Sak, 2012 S. Hamilton Road, at 2:30 a.m.  He went to the cooler and selected an 18-pack of beer which he brought to the counter. After his credit card was declined, Smith ran out the door with the beer.  Hermina chased after Smith and fired three shots, striking Smith in the leg. …

#EastNashville Kroger Cashier Arrested for Stealing $2,010 – Cdarria Thompson

Cdarria Thompson, a cashier at Kroger in East Nashville was arrested on Monday on a felony charge for theft / gift card fraud. Per an MNPD affidavit, Cdarria Thompson has been working at the East Nashville Kroger location for the past 11 months. According to Kroger records she began ringing up giftcards on her register, generally for $25 each, and activate it, but never put any money for it in her register, giving her a gift card with $25 of value, but the store never got paid for it. Since November…