Tag: Cameron Moores

Sydney Forrest punches boyfriend in face after catching him texting another woman

E.Z Emerson

26-year-old Syndey Forrest had a domestic altercation with her boyfriend, Ami Merchant, at his Creative Way residence around 4:14 a.m. on July 22nd. When officers arrived, they spoke with Merchant, who stated he and Merchant had a dispute. Forrest told officers that she found a text message to another woman on his phone. Forrest noted this was when she pushed him onto the bed and punched him in the face. Merchant corroborated her statement and added that he told her she needed to leave when he got up. She then charged at him again, causing him to fear imminent bodily injury, so he punched her in the face to create a distance between them. After this, he went into the hall. When Merchant returned, Forrest blocked the doorway and held it closed. He responded by pushing the door open, leaving visible injury to Forrest’s face. Forrest was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.

DUI: Michael Story passes out in his underwear at stop sign on Heritage Drive

Brodie Martin

27-year-old Michael Story was seen causing a disturbance in the middle of the road on Nesbitt Lane and Heritage Drive on July 15th. When officers arrived, they observed a white Nissan Maxima parked at the stop sign on Heritage Drive. Once they approached the vehicle, they found Story sleeping in the backseat, wearing only his underwear. While attempting to wake Story up, officers observed an open bottle of beer and a box of beers open across the floorboard. After waking up, Story had trouble answering simple questions, couldn’t maintain his balance, and aggressively slurred his speech. This compelled officers to ask Story to perform sobriety tests. Story consented to the tests and ended up showing signs of impairment. After the tests, officers checked Story’s name and found that he had a revoked license. Michael Story was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license on July 16th.

Anjel Hilton attacks girlfriend for telling her mother she was driving while drunk

E.Z Emerson

25-year-old Anjel Monique Hilton had a domestic incident with her girlfriend, Jaileen Santiago, at their Forest Park Road apartment around 3:45 a.m. on February 17th. Santiago told responding officers that Hilton picked her up from work, and she noticed she was intoxicated, so they switched seats and drove home. She stated when they returned to the apartment, she called Hilton’s mother and told her about the occurrence, which upset Hilton, so she started striking Santiago in the face, leaving a laceration on her lip, a knot on her forehead, and bitemarks on her left index finger and forearm. Officers obtained a warrant for Hilton’s arrest, and she was taken into custody for domestic assault on June 13th.

DUI: Abebaw Tesfaye hits multiple police cars on Old Hickory Boulevard

E.Z Emerson

51-year-old Abebaw Melaku Tesfaye was involved in a three-vehicle collision near Old Hickory Boulevard and Myatt Drive in the early hours of March 30th. When officers arrived, they observed Tesfaye operating an Amazon delivery semi-truck. Then they spoke with him, and Tesfaye stated he failed to see the red stop light while traveling westbound on Old Hickory Boulevard. Tesfaye stated this caused him to hit a marked patrol car, which then rear-ended an additional patrol car. Officers on the scene noted that Tesfaye stumbled out of the truck and was slow to provide his license. He told them he had not slept for 10 hours before the accident. Tesfaye stated he had not consumed any alcohol, consented to sobriety tests, and performed poorly. Tesfaye agreed to provide a blood sample after being informed of implied consent. Tesfaye was taken into custody for driving under the influence.

DUI: Kaitlin Bamford has 4-5 drinks at Scoreboards before crashing Nissan Altima into ditch

E.Z Emerson

26-year-old Kaitlin Bamford crashed her black Nissan Altima into a ditch on Whites Creek Pike near Haynes Garden Apartments in the early hours of March 1st. NFD personnel spoke with officers as they arrived, advising them that Bamford was sleeping in the driver’s seat when they got there, showing signs of intoxication. Officers talked to Bamford, who admitted to driving after she had 4-5 drinks at Scoreboards. Bamford was transported to Skyline Hospital, where she refused to take sobriety tests but agreed to provide a blood sample. Bamford was taken into custody for driving under the influence-2nd.

Tourist Daniel Leja puts security manager in headlock during Honky Tonk Central brawl

Jason Steen

40-year-old Daniel Leja was in a group of “unruly and intoxicated” patrons at Honky Tonk Central in the early hours of Saturday morning who were fighting and causing a ruckus. Security manager Cameron Moores left his office to assist the staff on the floor, and while directing patrons to leave, he was placed in a headlock by Leja. The other staff took Leja to the ground and detained him until police arrived.

Colorado Tourist Joshua Shannon unable to pay tab at Honky Tonk Central in downtown Nashville

Staff Reports

40-year-old Joshua Shannon, of Grand Junction, CO, is free on pre-trial release after Metro Nashville Police say he ran up a bar tab of $289.34 at Honky Tonk Central on Broadway in downtown Nashville and was unable to pay it. Officers responded to the venue just before 6 p.m. Thursday, where he attempted to pay using all four credit cards, each of which was declined. During his arrest for theft of services, officers recovered and charged him with a small amount of marijuana in his pants pocket.