Month: April 2018

Kristi Smith Arrested. DCSO: She had a syringe WHERE?

Jason Steen

If you thought your Monday was bad this week, here’s a line from a charging affidavit for Kristi Lea Smith, from the DCSO (Davidson County Sheriff’s Office): “UPON A SEARCH IN DCSO CUSTODY, DAVIDSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES LOCATED A SYRINGE IN THE DEFENDANT’S VAGINA.” Kristi Lea Smith was initially arrested on drug paraphernalia charges on Monday, after she was found to have been in a vehicle with someone that had overdosed, who medics eventually found slumped over the steering wheel in the vehicle. Witnesses place her in the vehicle, and…

Nashville Athens Park Bloods Gang Member Headed to Federal Prison for 290 Months

Jason Steen

Twenty-eight-year-old gang member Deunta Finch aka “LT”, of Big Oak Drive in Nashville, is heading to federal prison for more than 24 years on federal firearms and robbery charges in a case that was investigated by the MNPD’s Gang Unit and the ATF. According to court documents, Finch was a ranking member of the Athens Park Bloods street gang and had multiple, previous state felony convictions, including two convictions for being a felon in possession of firearms, a conviction for robbery and a conviction for reckless endangerment with a weapon. …

From Tinder to Terror: Dacota Echols Arrested

Jason Steen

Dacota Colby Echols, 30, was arrested Saturday night after he met a female on Tinder less than a month ago, went on 2 dates, and refused to take no for an answer. Earlier in the week, on Wednesday, he thought she “owed him time” and threatened to assault her and her friends, if she wouldn’t meet up to see him. She went to the police instead, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The victim met Dacota Echols on Tinder the weekend of March 17th, and they went on…

$250 for the sex, an extra $80 for spanking – Prostitutes & Pimps At the DoubleTree Hotel

Jason Steen

On Thursday night, MNPD was conducting an undercover operation, in which an undercover police operative responded to an ad posted on the “SkipTheGame(.com)” website.  The undercover operative negotiated a price of $250 for sex, with an additional $80 for spanking. As detectives arrived, they observed 2 men sitting in the lobby of the DoubleTree Nashville Airport, on Atrium Way, the hotel which was the location the sexual activities were to take place. Detectives met the female prostitute, Erica, in room 125. While detectives were in the room with Erica, eventually…

Man passed out behind wheel on train tracks, blows a .212 BAC: Andrew Nutter

Jason Steen

Andrew Thomas Nutter was arrested just before 3 AM on Friday morning, as police arrived to him being found in his vehicle attached to a tow truck that was pulling him off the train tracks near Douglas & McFerrin. Nutter was passed out drunk behind the wheel during the entire process and had no idea he was being towed off active train tracks. According to police reports, MNPD officers were dispatched to Douglas & McFerrin after a passerby called in stating someone was passed out in a red Toyota Corolla…

Matthew Cherry Arrested on 7 Warrants, including Joelton Church of Christ Burglary

Jason Steen

Matthew Jordan Cherry, 22, was arrested early Friday morning on 7 outstanding warrants, including one that included the robbery of the Joelton Church of Christ last July. According to court records, in July of last year, Matthew Cherry broke into the Joelton Church of Christ  and stole property belonging to the church at 12:36 AM on a Friday morning. A window was used for entry into the church, as discovered by staff when they arrived at the church just after 9 AM that day. In a matter of pure luck…

Andrea Maples scratched $1,140 in lottery tickets during her Tiger Market shift #Arrested #BoosterClub

Jason Steen

Do all stories lead back to the booster club? Are there that many boosters in Nashville or do the #BoosterClub members just have a monopoly on getting arrested the most often? On Wednesday, Andrea Maples was working her cashier shift at the Exxon Tiger Market on Hillsboro Pk. Somehow she either wasn’t aware, or didn’t care, that security cameras exist in convenience stores – especially on the cash counter area. Over the course of her Wednesday 04/11/18 shift, security cameras recorded her taking a total of $1,140.00 in Tennessee lottery…

Ex 49ers Player Quinton Patton arrested for attempting to drive over ex-girlfriend w/Dodge Challenger

Jason Steen

Quinton Patton, 27, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, and currently a free agent in the NFL, was arrested in Nashville on Wednesday for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, when police say he attempted to run over the mother of his child, twice. Patton says he was “just trying to scare her”. According to court records, the victim and Quinton Patton have a child together, and on Wednesday Patton was visiting their daughter at the mother’s apartment in Nashville. According to the victim, they got into a verbal argument about…

Macy’s theft ring arrested. More Nashville #Boosterclub arrests on the way

Jason Steen

On Wednesday, the third member that police say is responsible for a series of thefts from Macy’s department stores in Nashville was arrested. Zanisha Jenkins, who goes by ‘NishaPooh’ online was arrested and charged with two felony counts of theft. Her charge partners are Juwan Williams (Jade Caruthers) and Laronda Booker. The Macy’s players: Zanisha Jenkins (fb) (IG) Juwan Williams (fb) (IG) (IG) (SC) Laronda Booker (fb) (IG) There are several other players from the #BoosterClub with charges pending for other retail thefts throughout Nashville. These are just the three…

East Nashville teen successfully buys $6,000 in giftcards with ‘Motion Picture Money’ from Kroger

Jason Steen

Dyquan Anthony Collins, 18, was arrested at Caycee Homes on Tuesday on an outstanding warrant for felony criminal simulation after he successfully passed off over $6,000 in ‘motion picture money’ as cash to buy various gift cards at Kroger on Charlotte Pk. The warrant comes from a December 5th transaction, where Dyquan  Anthony Collins went into Kroger located at 5705 Charlotte Pike and purchased $6,000 worth of gift cards and presented the cashier $5,000 in counterfeit money as payment. The counterfeit bills (50 of them) were $100 denominations and they…