Tag: Child Neglect

Destiny Frierson speeds down Trinity Lane at 70 mph on suspended license with passengers hanging out windows

E.Z Emerson

20-year-old Destiny Frierson was observed speeding near Trinity Lane on July 21st. When she approached a red light, two rear passengers were hanging outside the window, recording on their phones. When the light turned green, officers attempted to catch up with her. As officers did this, they paced her, going around 70 mph, and conducted a traffic stop. While Frierson was stopping, they noticed a lot of movement inside her vehicle, appearing as if someone had switched seats with the driver. Officers approached the car and noticed a 1-year-old child sitting in the backseat without a car seat or being buckled. Officers also noticed the child was sitting on the lap of another occupant. Then, the police asked Frierson if she had switched seats with anyone. Frierson looked in the backseat and said, “Ask them,” but no one responded. When asked for her driver’s license, she told police she did not have one nor has she ever had one. Further investigation revealed that her license was suspended. Frierson was then taken into custody for child neglect and driving with a suspended license.

Maxemillion Graham charged after her 2-year-old child is found alone in hallway at Clarion Hotel

E.Z Emerson

33-year-old Maxemillion Graham was taken into custody for three counts of child neglect on May 25th. Around 12:45 a.m., officers were called to the Clarion Hotel on North 1st Street after a guest located a 2-year-old, later identified as Graham’s nephew, in the hallway crying with only a diaper on. She brought the 2-year-old to security, who escorted them back to the room. When security got to the hotel room, the door was open, so they knocked three times, trying to announce themselves, but no one answered. Then, security entered and discovered two other minors, a 5-year-old and a 12-year-old, later identified as Graham’s children, causing them to alert the authorities. When officers arrived, they went to the room and met with Graham, who reeked of alcohol as she answered, showing signs of intoxication. She told them that she had been asleep the whole time and that her nephew must have opened the door while she was sleeping. Officers noticed empty beer cans on the room floor and spoke with her children, who stated they were okay and that their mom had been drinking a little bit. Security informed officers that Graham had left with two separate males throughout the night and provided them with security footage. The footage confirmed that she was not in the room when security went in the first time. Officers were in the hallway and could hear Graham inside the room cursing at someone and slamming her fist against something. Officers were advised that Graham needed to leave due to causing a disturbance. Then, officers had security knock on her room to inform Graham that she needed to leave. Once Graham answered, she noticed the police and attempted to flee back into the room. Officers followed her and apprehended her for the occurrence. Officers contacted DCS and waited with the children until they got there to make a safe plan for them.

Malashia Madave jailed after toddler wanders away from home

Brodie Martin

23-year-old Malashia Madave and her boyfriend, Nicholas Safdari, left their three-year-old child alone at home on November 25th. Safdari left their child at home to pick up some personal belongings and admitted to law enforcement that he had to leave their child alone for more than 40 minutes. While Safdari was out, the child left their residence without shoes, wearing only his pajamas. The child was reported missing around 5:30 a.m. and was found nearly an hour later in a parking lot about 1 mile away from Safdari’s home. Safdari later revealed to law enforcement that his mother, Madave, was at the gas station at the time of his child’s disappearance and that this wasn’t the first time they had left their child alone. But when cops interviewed Madave, she said that she was out drinking and came home only to find out that she needed to go back because of her missing wallet. Madave was taken into custody and charged with child neglect.

Nicholas Safdari jailed after toddler wanders away from home

Brodie Martin

36-year-old Nicholas Safdari and his wife left their three-year-old child alone at home on November 25th. Safdari left his child at home to pick up some personal belongings and admitted to law enforcement that he knew his child would be alone for more than 40 minutes. While Safdari was out, his child left their residence without shoes, wearing only his pajamas. The child was reported missing around 5:30 a.m. and was found nearly an hour later in a parking lot almost 1 mile away from Safdari’s home. Safdari later revealed to law enforcement that his child’s mother was at the gas station at the time of his child’s disappearance and that this wasn’t the first time they had left their child alone. Safdari was taken into custody and charged with child neglect.

Jessica Hiefnar living in deplorable conditions with kids, animals, & a double-murder suspect

Sebastian Shaw

22-year-old Jessica Hiefnar admitted to police that a double-homicide defendant was hiding in the crawl space of her residence and had been living there with her. Police arrived at the residence based on an unrelated domestic disturbance report on August 30th. They dry heaved from the homes’ overpowering smell of animal urine and feces. They saw two dogs in a three-foot by three-foot cage, malnourished and underweight. The bottom of the cage was covered in feces, spilling out onto the floor. Next to the cage was a one-year-old female child and a two-year-old male child wearing nothing but sagging diapers and appearing unbathed. While the police spoke to Jessica, they saw the children touching the feces in the cages. They reported that food was left out and multiple flies inside the home. After she told them about the defendant hiding in the residence, they prosecuted Jessica due to the deplorable conditions of the home with children present.

Emad Sous leaves 4-year-old child in vehicle while shopping at One Hundred Oaks Mall

Lashaya Williams
EMAD SOUS FEAT

45-year-old Emad Sous was jailed on May 28th after leaving his four-year-old daughter in the back seat of his red Toyota RAV4 unattended in front of Sketchers at One Hundred Oaks. When officers arrived, they found the girl in the backseat with the windows partially down. She wouldn’t respond verbally, so the officers entered the vehicle to check on her. While police were at the vehicle, the father came back hysterical, getting in the officer’s faces and pushing one. Police tried to detain Sous, but he resisted by grabbing the handcuffs and refusing to let go.

Elocin Nuleaf says DCS can have her son if he doesn’t want to walk with her on the interstate

Lashaya Williams

35-year-old Elocin Nuleaf was jailed on March 19th after police saw her walking on the interstate with her young children and advised her that it was illegal. It was below freezing, so police transported Nuleaf and her children to a Mcdonald’s, where they waited with her while she waited on a friend to pick them up. When her ride arrived, officers waited for the car to pull off due to Nuleaf being uncooperative during the incident on the interstate. Nuleaf gets out of the car with her children and starts yelling at her friend, saying she doesn’t want a ride anymore. Her 8-year-old son started crying because he didn’t want to walk anymore.

Nuleaf is holding her one-month-old baby in the middle of the parking lot, obstructing traffic and yelling at officers. Nuleaf starts walking towards the road, leaving her 8-year-old in the parking lot crying. She told the officers that if her son didn’t want to come, she wouldn’t make him, and DCS could have him. Officers told Nuleaf that she was not free to leave and that she needed to hand over her one-month-old because she was going to jail. After passing off the child, she resisted arrest, and there was a brief struggle to get her into the cuffs. Officers stayed on the scene until DCS arrived.

Steffany Hamner abandons child in downtown Nashville after assaulting her with boot

Jason Steen

Nashville police say 41-year-old Steffany Rose Hamner was at several bars on Broadway in downtown Nashville Saturday with her 13-year-old daughter. As they were walking at 2nd & Broadway, they were “playing” by grabbing each other’s hair. Steffany fell down during the tussle, and when she stood up, she told her daughter, “I’m gonna beat you!” She then removed her boot and began to strike the victim several times, leaving visible injuries on the juvenile. After the assault, Steffany abandoned her daughter in the Entertainment District without a phone or any supervision and without the address of their AirBNB. Medics transported the child to the hospital, and Hamner was located and jailed on charges of domestic assault and child neglect.

Genesis Gillenwaters charged with child abuse after concealing her son was raped by a family member

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police say that during an interview with 23-year-old Genesis Gillenwaters, she confessed to knowing that her six-year-old son had been raped by a family member for approximately three weeks before the child made a disclosure about it to authorities. She stated she was “handing it through the family” and was getting both the child and the offender counseling instead of getting the police involved. She also stated she was aware that the offender still had access to and had been around the child even after she knew about the rape. She is charged with child abuse for allowing the child to continue to be around the perpetrator after the rape, and with failure to report child abuse.

Mother abandons children in home during blind search for drugs

Seth Gann

35-year-old Amberly Reed was charged with child neglect after shooting up in her locked bathroom and leaving her children alone to wander the neighborhood looking for drugs.