June 2019 Archives

Skyline nurse admits to replacing Fentanyl stock with lidocaine; using while on-duty

06/15/201906/15/2019 Jason Steen

The Tennessee Board of Nursing has placed the nursing license of Ethan Levesque on probation status and allowed him to continue working after he admitted to taking Fentanyl and using it while on-duty at the hospital while caring for patients. In a Disciplinary Action Report released this week, details are revealed how Ethan Levesque, a nurse at Skyline Medical Center procured Fentanyl to use while on-duty and taking care of patients. Levesque has been a registered nurse since 2014, licensed in Tennessee. According to the Board of Nursing, on December…

Young trio charged with robbing & assaulting man in North Nashville

06/14/201906/14/2019 Jason Steen

Police say Samuel Calvert, 18, Joshua Hockett, 20, and Judah Davis, 18, ambushed a man from behind, hit him with a handgun and robbed him of his cash and jewelry at 5 a.m. Thursday morning in North Nashville.

Ashland City Nurse diverted pain meds from assisted living patients, says nursing board

06/14/201902/28/2020 Jason Steen

The Tennessee Board of Nursing has disciplined Misty Hoke (LPN) for diverting pain medications from patients at Vantage Point Assisted Living in Ashland City, TN, and being high on the diverted drugs while being the Assistant Executive Directory of the facility.

Pair charged with pimping in Nashville

06/14/201906/14/2019 Jason Steen

Chermercka Morgan and Robert Sharp are both charged with promoting prostitution after the pair were found to have driven a victim from city to city, taught her how to be a prostitute, how much to charge, managed her money and advertised her to clients.

18-yo Casto arrested AGAIN today in attic space, hours after court appearance #tasered

06/13/201906/13/2019 Jason Steen

BREAKING: Hours after his court appearance Thursday, 18-year-old Matthew Casto was found back in the attic space of a 14-year-old girl’s bedroom, and had to be tasered while taken into custody. Mt. Juliet Police officers were alerted by a vigilant neighbor, who spotted Casto walking towards the home today. After an extensive search of the home, he was found hiding in an attic. An electronic control device was deployed to take him into custody due to his resisting arrest. Pending charges include a violation of an order of protection, trespassing,…

Sally Beauty showdown: “B*tch I’ll cut your tires”

06/13/201906/13/2019 Jason Steen

Brittney Coggins is charged with assault and theft of property after she allegedly came into her former workplace, stole items, and threatened a store employee as she fled the Gallatin Pk Sally Beauty location.

Two arrested in Antioch Burger King parking lot brawl

06/13/201906/13/2019 Jason Steen

Accusations of cheating, an assault with a stick, bite marks, and a broken iPhone XR led to the arrest of Brittiney Turner and Kendall Smith in the parking lot of an Antioch Burger King.

18-year-old secretly lived in attic space above 14-year-old’s closet, only coming down at night

06/12/201902/28/2020 Jason Steen

ARREST: Police physically removed 18-year-old Matthew Casto from an attic space he had been living in, which connected to a 14-year-old’s bedroom via a door in her closet. Police say he would only come down at night when she secured her door.

Police say staff at Tequila Cowboy held down an innocent man while others brutally beat him

06/11/201902/28/2020 Jason Steen

Editors Note: Metro Nashville Police Department reports of this incident all reflect the location as “Jason Aldean’s Bar”, however, the actual incident occurred at Tequila Cowboy (305 vs 307 Broadway). The two venues share a wall and are owned by the same restaurant group, and all security employees wear the same uniform. We have updated the article to reflect ‘Tequila Cowboy’ as the location, despite the location named in MNPD incident reports as Jason Aldean’s Bar.Metro Police say a patron who was physically sick and committed no crime was unlawfully…

Robert Crandall, 74, agrees to 20-year-sentence in child rape case

06/10/201906/10/2019 Jason Steen

74-year-old Robert Crandall has agreed to a 20-year-plea deal in a Nashville child rape case. He was taken into custody Friday to service his sentence.
Crandall was previously indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on 1 count child rape, and 9 counts of aggravated sexual battery of a child under 13-years-old.