David Kozma indicted by Grand Jury for rape of minor

26-year-old David Kozma, a diesel technician for Encore Luxury/ Nitetrain Coach, was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on February 21st after being charged with six counts of aggravated rape. Between August 2022 and April 2023, David Kozma and Logan Shorin engaged in unlawful sexual penetration by force or coercion with a juvenile female (DOB 11/8/2005). David Kozma was taken into custody on February 22nd. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $150,000.

Shorin Logan Indicted by Grand Jury for rape of minor

44-year-old Shorin Logan was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on February 21st after being charged with six counts of aggravated rape and one count of attempted rape between August 2022 and February 2023. Logan Shorin and David Kozma engaged in unlawful sexual penetration by force or coercion with a juvenile female (DOB 11/8/2005). Shorin Logan was taken into custody on February 21st. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $150,000.

Willalbert Prato Perera charged with 2 counts of aggravated rape

32-year-old Willalbert Prato Perera was taken into custody on December 21st regarding an incident that took place with his girlfriend at the time on October 8th. Officers were advised that she and Perera met with friends at their residence in Davidson County before going to Safari Hookah, where an argument ensued. After getting into her vehicle to leave, Perera began to drive and demanded that she unlock her phone. After observing intimate photos of her with a former partner, Perera drove them to a dark location, where he started striking her in the face and stabbing her leg with a knife. Then, Perera forced her to perform oral sex on him before anally raping her. Perera then drove them back to his friend’s house, and she ran inside, locking the door. Detectives were provided with a recorded phone conversation between her and a witness who stated that she remembered returning home and seeing Perera’s girlfriend with her injuries. The witness added that the knife Perera used was hers and had been missing since that night. Also, the witness told officers that she remembered Perera returning after the assaults. Additionally, officers were given a recording between Perera and his brother, where he stated he provided a sample of his DNA to detectives because he believed the evidence from her anus was gone before a MLE was completed. Officers were also shown texts where Perera apologized to her for the assaults. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated rape on December 21st.

Paige Hammonds charged for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

32-year-old Paige Hammonds was booked on an outstanding warrant from October 2010, when he raped a 14-year-old girl. The juvenile victim reported being at a party with her friend and losing track of her. She had asked two men who were at the party if they had seen her friend, to which they replied that they had and that she was in the upstairs bedroom. The juvenile walked upstairs to try to find her friend and was followed by two men, Ryan Roe and Jacobi Vaughn Moore. Once in the room, she discovered her friend wasn’t there, and Hammonds joined the men in the bedroom. During this time, the juvenile was held down and forcibly raped by all three men. After the incident, a rape kit was collected at Nashville General Hospital and submitted to the TBI’s crime lab. The lab report indicated the presence of male DNA, but the victim was fearful and unsure if she wanted to prosecute at that time.

On April 25th, 2022, the now adult victim contacted the Youth Services Division and spoke about her case. After proceeding with prosecution, a request was submitted to the TBI crime lab to have the unknown DNA recovered and cross-referenced with the national CODIS database. The results returned a match for Ryan Roe and Paige Hammonds, who were incarcerated at the time for unrelated crimes.

Mark Tabb to ex-girlfriend: “I’m going to rape you!”

32-year-old Mark Tabb told his ex-girlfriend, “I am going to rape you,” during an argument about her current relationship. Police spoke with his ex-girlfriend on August 6th, who said that Mark and she were arguing at an apartment on Murfreesboro Pike the day prior. She said after he told her he would rape her, he grabbed her by the throat, strangled her, and inserted two fingers into her vagina. She said that t she could escape and flee the apartment, and she showed police video she took while her phone was under the pillow. Police said that they had no visuals but had audio. After she arrived back again on August 5th, she said that they argued again. This time Mark brandished a large black hunting knife at her and told her, ” I can not let you leave.” When she escaped this time, she fled to the Speedway on Murfreesboro Pike, where police met up with her. While the police were speaking to her, Mark entered the store. He was then placed into custody. Mark stated that he did not know about the incident. But he admitted to him being the man that was recorded in the video that the ex-girlfriend showed police and said that he did not mean to say those words.

Alexander Airhart charged in rape of woman he brought home to “show her the architecture”

40-year-old Alexander Airhart took the victim, D. L. M., home with him from a bar on July 22nd to show her the architecture where he raped her, the victim stated. She disclosed the incident to police at Vanderbilt Hospital on July 23rd, where they responded to a sexual assault call. She said on the night of July 21st, she, Alexander, and his unknown friend were at a bar when Alexander invited her to his house on Battlefield Dr. to “see the architecture.”

She said yes, and had a couple of sips of a drink that Alexander made her while his friend slept on the couch. After a little more socializing, she stated that she wanted to leave, but Alexander convinced her to stay the night due to her drinking and being unsafe for her to drive. Again, she agreed, and Alexander offered for her to stay in his bed since his friend was on the couch. While they were upstairs in Alexander’s room, she said that she felt sick and was sitting on the edge of the bed when Alexander began taking her clothes off. She told Alexander, “Please don’t do this. I don’t want this,” as he reportedly ripped her pants off. She told him she was about to vomit to get him to move away from her.

He went into the bathroom, so she tried to exit the room. He saw this, pulled her into the bathroom, and then put her pants and purse in the bedroom. Entering the room again to grab her items, the victim stated that Alexander began pushing her, eventually getting her onto the bed despite her attempts to fight him off. During the struggle, Alexander got on top of her and pushed her legs apart, forcing his member into her mouth by prying her mouth open. She stated, “Please stop,” but then decided to “let it happen” so it would end sooner. He then penetrated her sexually as she said she pleaded with him to stop, but she blacked out soon after that. When she awoke, she said she was in the same room, and was bleeding from the forced penetration. On July 23rd, she went to Vanderbilt and completed a Medico/legal-examination (rape kit). The report stated that she had bruises on her collarbone and redness on her vagina.

Jose Squiabro burned girlfriend with cigarette while raping her; pinning her down

29-year-old Jose Squiabro allegedly offered to give his ex-girlfriend, Elisabeth, information after an argument if she had sex with him against her will. On May 19th, Jose’s girlfriend reported three incidents between her and Jose. On May 22nd, Jose was booked for a domestic assault with her, but the other incidents required more investigating at the time. The sexual assaults occurred after an argument she and Jose had. She said that after the argument, he was reluctant to talk unless she “made” him talk by giving him fellatio. He then grabbed her head, forced her down onto his penis, and burnt her with a lit cigarette on her wrist, anally penetrated and vaginally penetrated her. She said that she told him repeatedly to stop, but he refused, grabbed her hair, and pinned her down to keep her from resisting. The noise then reportedly awoke her roommate, who came downstairs to tell them to “shut the fuck up.” She said at this time, Jose stopped and left the apartment. As days passed, Ms. Greiser said that her anus felt worse and worse, so she went to the hospital on May 16th. The medical staff noted five to seven cigarette burns on her wrist and hemorrhoids, which Special Victims Detectives reviewed. Medical staff also urged the woman to report the incident to the police. Detectives saw a picture of the burns and spoke to the roommate, who said she was present during the incident. They attempted to speak to Jose several times but could not obtain an official statement.

Son of Nashville Socialites charged in brutal rape, aggravated rape, sexual battery & more — Blake Solarek

25-year-old Blake Solarek is free on a $75,000 bond, charged with 5 counts of sexual battery, 3 counts of rape, and 1 count each of assault, aggravated assault, and aggravated rape. Blake is the son of divorcing Nashville socialites Troy Solarek, of The Dotted Line, and artist manager Mitch Solarek. A Grand Jury indicted Solarek on all 11 counts earlier this month, and he was taken into custody Thursday, and immediately posted bond via Grumpy’s.

The Grand Jury indictment alleges all the incidents occurred on January 1st of 2021, charging Blake Solarek with 5 counts of unwanted sexual contact with then 18-year-old M.N.Y., 3 incidents of sexual penetration without consent, he caused M.N.Y. to be fear injury from being strangled, caused injury from an additional act of penetration of M.N.Y., and caused other injures to the victim. Solarek is represented by Byron Pugh.

Man found at Bojangles with partially severed penis after wife bites it in self-defense

41-year-old Jerry Anderson was charged with aggravated rape, aggravated assault, and domestic assault after strangling his wife until she passed out and forcing his penis into her mouth as she regained consciousness.

Man charged with aggravated rape of juvenile at gunpoint

28-year-old Mario Cruz-Zuniga was charged with aggravated rape after a juvenile told her mother and MNPD that a friend of her mom’s significant other had raped her at gunpoint when she wouldn’t hug him and while the other man stood guard.