Metro’s Juvenile Crime Task Force have charged 17-year-old Jordan Brownlee with this week’s armed carjacking of a couple as they unloaded their 2014 Chevy Cruze outside an Airbnb location on Harpeth Knoll Road.
Day: October 17, 2019
John Dibelka charged in brutal strangulation of girlfriend
Accused of cheating, police say John Dibelka,33, brutally beat his girlfriend, strangling her until she lost consciousness and soiled herself, at which point he laughed at her and strangled her harder. She eventually hit him with a bottle of liquor to secure her escape. He is free on a $50,000 bond.
Mayor Cooper: Emergency shelters will be fully funded & 100 percent operational this winter
NEW: Despite a decision earlier this week that would have closed Nashville’s emergency warming shelters for the winter, Mayor John Cooper has now ordered the shelters to be fully funded and operational by this winter.
2 teens charged with possession of guns & marijuana after crash
Shawn Browning wrecked his vehicle and called Jeremiah Harris to pick him up and get things out of the vehicle. Police arrived before they fled, and found both in possession of guns and drugs packaged for resale.
Son pepper-sprayed by Father as son attacks family during argument
18-year-old Paul Lee is free on a $2,000 cash bond after police say he attacked his mother and father during an argument. His father deployed pepper spray on his child, stating he was in fear for the safety of his family.
Nashville Confirms 1st Vaping Related Death
BREAKING: Metro Public Health Department officials today confirmed an adult male is Nashville’s first death in the outbreak of severe pulmonary illness associated with the use of electronic cigarettes. MPHD officials are working closely with the Tennessee Department of Health to investigate the recent death. No additional information about the death is being released.