Month: May 2018

Metro Council Candidate Gwendolyn Brown-Felder refused to bring her own property up to codes, so Metro put a Lien on it.

Jason Steen

Gwendolyn Brown-Felder is running for the hotly contested District 1 City Council seat in Nashville – an election that happens this Thursday (05/24). On her platform, she pledges to “Improve our district”, and wants to “Improve the inconsistent application of the law (codes)”. We might have some insight on why she has such strong feelings about codes. She was sued by Metro Codes, she lost, and they had to put a lien on her property as she refused to pay the fine and court costs to them. This isn’t some long-standing…

Drunk Nashville man finds out Bird scooter doesn’t fly

Jason Steen

On what would be his 105th Public Intoxication arrest in Nashville, Charles “Charlie” Drew (46), was found at the intersection of 1st Ave S & Korean Veterans Blvd, taking his anger out on a Bird Scooter. At 9:31 PM, Charlie Drew was observed throwing a Bird scooter against the pavement multiple times while screaming at it. While doing so, people were avoiding the public sidewalk, and it was determined he was causing an annoyance to the public at large by officers. According to the police report, Drew had slurred speech,…

East Nashville Save-A-Trip Market Shooting: The Full Details

Jason Steen

Sometime between May 16th & May 17th, Josh Lee Raines admits to buying a 2006 black Chevy Silverado from someone, and he was aware at the time of the purchase that it was a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was reported stolen from Clintondale Drive on 05/16. Raines had the keys to the vehicle in his possession. Around 9 AM on Saturday morning, Josh Lee Raines was refueling this stolen vehicle at the Porter Road Save-A-Trip Market, with Aaron Crimmons also with him, who was pumping the gas. Robert Steele, 16,…

Young Buck refuses to pay Nashville dentist $7,438.12 for services

Jason Steen

Nashville Dentist Samuel Jackson, of Absolute Dental Care, says David Darnell Brown (Better known as Young Buck) owes him $7,438.12 for services, and he’s taken the matter to a Nashville courtroom. The Lawsuit states that Young Buck agreed to pay for dental services for his sister, April Brown, at the time they were performed, but has failed to keep his word on the debt. Dr. Jackson’s services included extractions, impressions, x-rays, and a set of partial dentures. The lawsuit was first filed in August by Dr. Jackson personally, then a…

Gun in her purse, Drugs in her *****. Bridgette Benson #Arrested

Jason Steen

“Benson removed two plastic bags from her vagina”, reads a police report from Tuesday. One bag was cocaine, the other was marijuana. On Tuesday, at about noon, MNPD stopped a silver BMW at 11th Ave N & Wheless, by Elizabeth Park. There was a reported strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver, Allister Fenton, and passenger, Bridgette Benson, both stated that had just finished smoking marijuana in the car. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, officers found a Springfield XD semi-automatic handgun in Bridgette Benson’s…

Monee Smith runs into her ex-boyfriend with her car (Caught on video)

Jason Steen

Early Monday morning, at around 8 AM, Monee smith drove her vehicle into a car her ex-boyfriend was driving, then tried to stab him, before she was wrestled to the ground and held for police. It’s worth noting that when this incident happened on Monday, Monee Smith was currently out on bail for striking her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend with her car in February. Video: Michael Martin (https://www.facebook.com/levar.clemmons) Herman Blacksmith & his girlfriend, Lamonteisha Johnson, were driving east on Clarksville Pk when they encountered Herman’s ex-girlfriend, Monee Smith, driving west toward…

Tennessee Equality Project’s Pride Party: Ticket Prices Doubled if You’re Over 30

Jason Steen

Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) proudly states their mission is, in part, to “advance the values of equality and inclusion for LGBT people” in Tennessee. In the past 14 years there’s been nothing to dispute that, until now. Now the non-profit arm of their project, the ‘Tennessee Equality Project Foundation’ is planning an event they’re calling their “First Annual Pink & Purple Pre-Pride Party“, set for June 22. Except this party to celebrate LGBT pride will cost you more than double to attend, if you’re over 30 years old. That’s right,…

Bordeaux Tiger Market Brawl: 45yo beats & drags 27yo across parking lot by hair for “sleeping with her husband”

Jason Steen

There was a show-down of sorts on Friday afternoon at the Tiger Market in Bordeaux, as MNPD officers were stopping to fuel a patrol car they observed 45 year old Darnykka Daniel McCray dragging 27 year old Lanika Cartwright across the gas station parking lot by her hair. As officers were getting stopped they noticed Darnykka was also punching Lanika in the head with her closed fist. Officers screamed for Darnykka to “let her go”, and Darnykka immediately complied and started screaming. Despite continued efforts by offers to get her…

11 Campus Rapes reported to Vanderbilt University in past 60 days.

Jason Steen

On Thursday, May 10th, the Vanderbilt University Police Department  was notified of a rape that happened on campus, as reported by a CSA (Campus Security Authority), which is generally someone other than the police (Counselors, Doctor, Deans, teachers, etc.) that is authorized to take the report under federal Title IX guidelines. This was the 11th report of a rape they had received in the past 60 days. Often in these cases it is a student talking to a doctor or counselor or receiving treatment in relation to the incident, and…

2 visitors overdose while visiting patient at Vanderbilt Medical Center

Jason Steen

Christopher Ernest Woods & Sandra Lee Phillips were visiting a friend on the 8th floor of Vanderbilt Medical Center this week, when on Wednesday May 9th, staff found them in the room of the patient they were visiting, unresponsive and both showing signs of an apparent overdose. Nurses and doctors immediately began treatment, and then contacted police to report the incident at 7:40 AM. While treating the male, Christopher Woods, 2 prescription bottles were found in his pockets, and turned over to police. It was immediately noticed that the pills…