28-year-old Veronica Stanton, a singer/songwriter who moved to Nashville from Jenkintown, PA, was found swerving on Gallatin Ave just after 3:30 AM Monday. She admitted to having “two beers” earlier in the night. Police say she performed poorly on field sobriety tests, and was then booked into the Metro Nashville Jail. She is free on pre-trial release.
| COMPLAINT: |
| 2021-0553615 |
| ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
| ON 10/25/2021 AT 0338 HOURS THE DEFENDANT WAS SEEN DRIVING INBOUND ON GALLATIN AVE. THE DEFENDANT WAS OBSERVED BY OFFICERS SWERVING IN HER LANE OF TRAVEL. OFFICERS OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT FAILING TO MAINTAIN LANE BY CROSSING THE DASHED LINE AND THE FOG LINE. OFFICERS CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AND ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING. THE WAS A SLIGHT ODOR OF ALCOHOL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE HAD TWO BEERS TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER. THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED TO PERFORM SFST’S AND SHE AGREED. THE DEFENDANT GAVE 5 INDICATORS ON THE HGN, 2 INDICATORS ON THE WALK AND TURN AND 3 INDICATORS ON THE ONE-LEG STAND. THE DEFENDANT ALSO HAD A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL COMING FROM HER PERSON. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED INTO CUSTODY AND ADVISED OF HER RIGHTS AND UNDERSTOOD THEM. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ IMPLIED CONSENT AND WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH A BREATH SAMPLE FOR TESTING TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT DECLINED AND SIGNED A REFUSAL. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED INTO CUSTODY DUE TO THE OFFENSE BEING DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD THE OFFENSE WOULD CONTINUE, AND DUE TO THE DEFENDANT BEING INTOXICATED AND A DANGER TO HERSELF AND OTHERS.| |
| PROSECUTOR: |
| RONALD CONNER |
| SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
| BRUCE KESSLER |
| VICTIM: |
| – |
| CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
|---|---|---|
| GS954802 | DUI | 2500 |
| GS954801 | IMPLIED CONSENT – CIVIL | 0 |
 | Veronica Stanton |
 | @veronicastantonmusic |
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| DEFENDANT: | STANTON, VERONICA |
| AKA(s): | VERONICA STANTON |
| ADDRESS: | 800 CLEARVIEW DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37205 |
| JMS ID: | 965525 |
| CONTROL ID: | 604690 |
| SEX: | F |
| RACE: | WHITE |
| DOB: | 04/12/1993 (28) |
| ADMITTED: | 10/25/2021 04:10 AM |
| RELEASED: | 10/25/2021 06:02 AM |
| BOND VIA: | PRETRIAL |
