Author: Jason Steen

Melissa Bublitz would like to speak to the manager of baseball; she’s a nurse and her boyfriend is a player

Jason Steen

23-year-old St. Thomas Midtown nurse Melissa Bublitz was determined to bring her oversized purse into the Nashville Sounds Stadium Saturday night, so much so that Metro Nashville Police noted she attempted to use her position as a nurse, and that her boyfriend was a baseball player, in an effort to have the rules not apply to her. Not once, not twice, but three times she caused a scene at the stadium after security denied her entry with the oversized purse, which is disallowed in the stadium security rules. Unhappy with being told no, she demanded the Assistant Manager, who also told her no.

Police then got involved as the situation escalated, and she was equally as disappointed in being taken to jail over her behavior. Officers say she was given multiple opportunities to walk away with her friends, who were able to care for her in her extreme state of intoxication, but she refused and repeated she was a St. Thomas Nurse and her boyfriend was playing on the field, so she should be allowed in.

Rube Lopez charged with $5,789 theft from JCPenney store with help of her mother

Jason Steen

Police say 18-year-old JC Penney employee Rube Lopez was caught on camera stealing $5,789 in merchandise during the last month at the Rivergate Mall location. Lopez would scan items at her register and then void them, still placing them in the shopping bag. Her mother, who had selected the items, would then exit the store with the bags of unpaid merchandise. Lopez wrote a statement to the store’s loss prevention manager, Steve Gray, admitting to the thefts and stating she was willing to pay for the items taken.

Ceyonce Fleming jailed on charges of aggravated abuse and neglect of infant

Jason Steen

22-year-old Ceyonce was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail this week after being indicted by the Grand Jury on charges of aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect. The indictment alleges that in September 2022, Fleming neglected and caused serious bodily injury to an infant who was one month old. She is jailed in lieu of a $75,000 bond.

Dashe Sanders charged with dealing Fentanyl and crack cocaine in Food Lion parking lot

Jason Steen

Hermitage detectives were conducting surveillance in a Food Lion parking lot on Bell Road on March 28 when they observed 26-year-old Dashe Sanders conduct an apparent drug transaction with another female. A traffic stop was conducted a short distance away and Sanders claimed the other woman owed her $50 and she just was only throwing a wadded-up paper at her from inside her vehicle. Inside that wadded-up paper was 2.5 grams of suspected Fentanyl. The driver of the other vehicle admitted to buying it from Sanders. A search of her vehicle yielded 5.64 grams of Fentanyl and .5 grams of crack cocaine.

DUI: Todd Siebert charged after driving into tree & building in downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police say 31-year-old Todd Siebert drove his Ford F-150 into a tree and then into the side of a building near Prentice Avenue in downtown Nashville in the early hours of Wednesday morning. He spoke with slurred speech and was visibly intoxicated. He stated he had two cocktails at Mother’s Ruin in Germantown before driving. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and later blew a 0.12% BAC on a breathalyzer.

No payment, no problem. Trio ran their own wire to NES pole — Christie Murphy, Leon Welch, & Jessica Whitaker

Jason Steen

While responding to a downed power-line call on March 25, Nashville Fire observed a homemade/illegal wire connecting a Fernwood Drive home to the power pole and electric grid. NES arrived and confirmed it was an illegal line and was bypassing the meter on the home, which was previously disconnected. 48-year-old Christie Murphy, Leon Welch, & 39-year-old Jessica Whitaker were all living in the home and were taken into custody and charged with theft of services.

Alex Wade-Lyle charged with reckless driving after nearly hitting police car on I-40

Jason Steen

26-year-old Alex Wade-Lyle was reportedly driving his 2014 Dodge Charger on I-40 with a ‘pack’ of other vehicles who were all weaving through traffic together in March. Alex’s vehicle nearly struck a patrol car, causing him to drive off the side of the roadway. Wade-Lyle was issued a citation for reckless driving and was booked on that citation this week.

Lindsey Petrosky charged after conducting drug deal in Motel 6 parking lot, per police

Jason Steen

Police say 42-year-old Lindsey Petrosky was observed conducting a hand-to-hand drug transaction in the parking lot of Motel 6 on Stewarts Ferry Pike in February. A search of her person revealed a small amount of marijuana, which led to a search of her vehicle and purse, which contained five Xanax pills. She was cited for the drugs and booked on that citation this week.

Judah Todd’s acid trip sidetracked by Metro Nashville Police

Jason Steen

19-year-old Judah Todd was found mid-morning Tuesday wandering the streets of North Nashville near Rowan & Revels Drive. Metro Police responded to the area after neighbors reported a ‘suspicious person’ walking in the roadway. He was talking to himself and acting erratically, according to first responders. The more they spoke to him, the more he walked in the roadway and ignored them. Officers eventually coaxed him into the back of a patrol car to keep him safe until medical arrived. When asked about his behavior, he disclosed he was tripping on ‘acid’/LSD. He refused all medical treatment multiple times and was eventually transported to booking and charged with public intoxication.

DUI: Michael McDowell crashes into utility pole; tells police another car hit him

Jason Steen

When Metro Nashville police responded to a vehicle accident on Woodland St in the early hours of Saturday morning, 42-year-old Michael McDowell explained that a car pulled out in front of him, causing him to crash and his airbags to deploy. He says the car then fled the scene. Officers quickly noticed a debris field from his wrecked vehicle going back to a utility pole that had been crashed into. It was determined he hit the pole, and no other vehicle was involved. He admitted to drinking prior to driving and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He refused a breathalyzer and was taken into custody.