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Malcolm Smith charged with DUI after being found unresponsive in East Nashville

Diamond Cooper

32-year-old Malcolm Smith was jailed on April 8th after passing out drunk behind the wheel at the intersection of Woodland and 10th Street in East Nashville. When officers arrived, they found Smith passed out in the driver’s seat of his pickup truck with the engine running. He was slumped over and didn’t wake up despite officers banging on the window and shining their flashlights in his eyes. Luckily his doors were unlocked, and officers were able to open them and check on him. Police had to shake him to wake him up. He woke up confused and was slow to answer basic questions. His eyes were bloodshot, and the truck smelled like alcohol. Police asked him to shut off his car and step out of the vehicle. He seemed lethargic in doing so and stumbled when exiting. Smith told police that he had consumed three to five beers earlier that day and agreed to sobriety tests which he performed poorly on. Officers found an empty container of an alcoholic beverage in the vehicle, and Smith was taken to booking.

Alicia Zaludova charged in assault of roommate, Tyler Storie

Diamond Cooper

49-year-old Alicia Zaludova was arrested for blacking her roommate’s eye in their apartment. Tyler Storie reported that on Feb 24th, Zaludova walked into his room, and they got into an argument. Then she started punching him in the face while he was sitting down. Storie had a black eye and swelling to his face, consistent with the details of the incident. Zaludova admitted arguing with Storie but said she didn’t remember who threw the first punch. Officers observed injuries to her knuckles, but when asked where they came from, Zaludova said they came from her punching a wall. Based on the injuries being consistent with the narrative of events, Zaludova was determined to be the primary aggressor.

DUI: Nicole Noe says she was “traveling, not driving,” so she can’t be charged #Jailed

Jason Steen

51-year-old Nicole Noe crashed her Saturn SUV into a utility pole on Charlotte Ave late Sunday night but reassured responding officers that her suspended license wasn’t relevant, as she wasn’t “driving,” she was “traveling.” She repeatedly told officers, “I’m a nurse at Vanderbilt,” as she adamantly refused all medical treatment, stating she would know if she needed medical attention. She admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the day, and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. She was taken into custody and charged with DUI. Records show that Noe received her CNA license with the state in 2003, which expired in April 2022.

DUI: Andrew Scott drives home speeding & dragging front bumper, totally oblivious

Jason Steen

28-year-old Andrew Scott faces a DUI charge after police observed him driving just before 4 a.m. Sunday while dragging his front bumper along with him on the ground at 65 mph in a 40 mph zone on White Bridge Pike. A subsequent traffic stop revealed him to be the driver of the vehicle, and he told officers he was returning from a friend’s house and CookOut and eventually admitted to drinking both beer and liquor prior to driving. He seemed surprised there was damage to the front end of his vehicle, despite the horrendous noise it was making on the roadway before the stop, but eventually stated he might have run over a curb. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was taken into custody.