Tag: Alexandra Foote

James Moss locks girlfriend in bathroom while she’s moving out, tells her “You ain’t going nowhere!”

E.Z Emerson

30-year-old James Moss had a domestic incident with his girlfriend, Christa McMahan, at their Jonesboro Drive residence on the afternoon of July 23rd. McMahan told responding officers she was arguing with Moss while packing her belongings to move out. During this, she said she went to the bathroom to grab some items. She stated Moss entered the bathroom, shut the door, and locked it. Her friend, Isabel Martinez, who witnessed and recorded the event, stated she heard him yell, “You ain’t going nowhere!” When officers spoke with Moss, he denied making that statement but admitted to going into the bathroom to talk to her and closing the door. Moss was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for false imprisonment.

DUI: Nathaniel Mergen refuses blood test after crashing car, says he’s afraid of needles

E.Z Emerson

22-year-old Nathaniel Mergen was involved in a motor vehicle accident near Elm Hill Pike and the Briley Parkway South Entrance ramp on July 9th. When officers arrived, they located Mergen and noticed he showed signs of impairment. NFD CPT Ambergey, advised officers that Mergen threw out an empty RITAS Mango-o-Rita tall boy can on the ground. Police prompted Mergen with sobriety tests, during which he performed poorly and was detained for the incident. Toward the end of the tests, Mergen stated he had smoked a marijuana vape and drank earlier throughout the day. Then, he was transported to Nashville General Hospital, where he refused to give a blood sample. Mergen told staff he was allegedly afraid of needles and that marijuana would show up on the test. Mergen was then taken into custody for driving under the influence on July 10th.

Robert Gayters slams nurse’s head into door during fight with multiple nurses at Summit Hospital

E.Z Emerson

24-year-old Robert Gayters had an incident with Hanley Sobieszczyk, a nurse, at Summit Hospital on April 28th. When officers arrived, Sobieszczyk advised them that he had entered the room to treat Gayters, during which he became agitated and started fighting with several nurses. Then, Sobieszczyk told officers that Gayters slammed his head into the doorframe, splitting it open and causing him to have to get multiple stitches above his right eye. Gayters was then taken into custody for aggravated assault on a first responder on May 2nd.

Clifford Elion punches hole in door at girlfriend’s apartment after she kicked him out

E.Z Emerson

42-year-old Clifford Elion had a domestic altercation with his girlfriend, Alicia Champion, at her Arbor Lake Boulevard apartment on April 29th. Elion called the police, stating he gave Champion $400 for rent and that she was kicking him out, so he wanted his money back. Elion stated she refused to give him his money back. Champion told officers that he never gave her any money and that he was intoxicated. Then, Champion said Elion became aggressive and swiped his arm across her kitchen table, shattering several crystal glasses on the floor before punching a hole in her door. Champion stated there was about $600 worth of damage. Elion was deemed the primary aggressor and then was taken into custody for vandalism.

Parker Glenn grabs officer’s gun during takedown

Jimario Rivers

20-year-old Parker James Glenn tried to grab Officer Cheyenne Taylor’s gun during an altercation in his apartment at The Arbours of Hermitage late April 1st. Glenn had four outstanding warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, so officers went to his unit to conduct a warrant service. When they arrived, his mother answered the door and told them she would bring Glenn to the door. He came to the door and opened it about 4-5 inches. The officers then asked Glenn to step outside, but he refused and slammed the door, smashing Officer Foote’s finger and leaving it bruised and swollen. The door also hit Officer Taylor in the nose, causing it to bleed. Then, officers forced entry to apprehend him, during which he ran into his bedroom and became resistive. While he resisted, he reached for Officer Taylor’s gun, and he was detained. Glenn was taken into custody for evading arrest, resisting arrest, two counts of assaulting an officer, and four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Jonah Flatt threatens ex-girlfriend with AR-15 during altercation

E.Z Emerson

24-year-old Jonah Flatt had an altercation with his ex-girlfriend, Abeni McGee, at her unit in The Flats on Water’s Edge early January 15th. McGee alerted the authorities, advising them when they arrived that Flatt had been threatening her throughout the day, going back and forth to her apartment. McGee stated Flatt banged on her doors and windows, begging to be let in, causing a disturbance. After 15 minutes, McGee allowed him to enter since it was cold outside. Then, when McGee advised Flatt that her child’s father was coming over, he became irate and started screaming. McGee said it was at this time that Flatt took out and cocked his AR-15, placing them in fear for their safety. McGee said she was about to call the police, and then he jumped off the balcony and fled the scene. A juvenile was also present during the incident. Officers observed the footprints in the snow and spoke with several neighbors, who corroborated McGee’s statement. Flatt was taken into custody for three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on February 20th.

Ryan Sosa charged with child abuse after infant daughter sustains life-threatening injuries

E.Z Emerson

33-year-old Ryan Manuel Sosa was taken into custody for aggravated child abuse on February 15th. On February 12th, officers arrived at Sosa’s residence on Dodson Chapel Road, responding to reports of a 5-month-old female infant not breathing. CPR was attempted before the child was transported to Centennial Children’s Hospital, where she was diagnosed with multiple internal injuries. The injuries include diffuse cerebral edema, subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhages on her head in multiple places, a fracture to her distal tibia, and retinal hemorrhages in both eyes. Dr. Turner advised officers that the injuries were consistent with non-accidental trauma and are life-threatening. On February 15th, they interviewed Sosa, who stated he was home alone with the child while her mother was at work. Initially, Sosa told officers he went to pick the child up from her bassinet after noticing her head in the pillow. He then blew in her mouth and carried her into his bedroom. After explaining the injuries to Sosa, he told detectives that she also fell off the bed, which may have caused them. Sosa was taken into custody and charged with aggravated child abuse on February 15th.

Christopher Graham threatened a man with a knife at church

E.Z Emerson

25-year-old Christopher Graham got into a scuffle with Loren Valentin at the Nashville Ethiopian Evangelical Church on Lebanon Pike on December 4th. Valentin advised officers that the incident began regarding his missing cell phone. He stated that Graham dumped his bag to show him that there was no cell phone. A large and small knife fell out of the bag, and someone else tried to grab the large knife before Graham was able to, but when he grabbed it, he began to yell at and threaten Valentin before stabbing the knife into a table and leaving. Valentin and witnesses told officers that Graham returned and became agitated, waving around his smaller knife before exiting the location again, putting him in fear. Graham was in possession of the small knife when the officers arrived and was taken into custody for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Thomas Hammons had shoes on wrong feet, jacket on inside out, drunk in Hermitage

E.Z Emerson

23-year-old Thomas Hammons was disorderly at an extended stay property on Central Pike on November 27th. Officers observed Hammons to be highly intoxicated, with both of his shoes on the wrong feet and with his jacket inside out. He was unable to answer the officer’s questions, was speaking incoherently, could not get into the patrol car properly, and refused medical attention. Multiple witnesses stated they had seen Hammons wandering, banging on cars and windows at numerous apartment complexes. Hammons was taken into custody for public intoxication and transported to booking.

David Faill pulls gun on her ex-roommate

Sebastian Shaw

26-year-old David Faill’s ex-roommate called the police after he needed to return to the residence on Hermitage Dr. that he and David once shared to grab some items with his friend on September 11th. The ex-roommate, Cody Kless, told police that an order of protection against David was dismissed on September 8th, which police confirmed. He said that when he went to the residence, he looked up while he was on the floor and saw David. She had a weapon on her, and he could see straight down the barrel. Cody said it took her thirty to forty minutes to put the weapon away while standing next to the door. Reportedly, he did not feel safe to leave, and his friend corroborated the entire story. Police identified David through ARMS and placed her into custody for aggravated assault.