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Victor Garcia — too drunk for downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

39-year-old Victor Garcia was found “slumped over and swaying back and forth” on the sidewalk on Broadway in downtown Nashville in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers spoke with him to check on his welfare and noticed he reeked of alcohol. Garcia agreed to get a rideshare, but then realized he didn’t have a phone with him, and didn’t know the numbers of anyone to retrieve him. He was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

Tayla Redmond — too drunk for downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

28-year-old Tayla Redmond was found yelling and screaming and random patrons at a downtown Nashville bar in the early hours of Sunday morning. She caused such a disturbance that Metro Nashville Police responded to the venue. Redmon continued to be disruptive and was eventually taken into custody and charged with public intoxication after she refused all other efforts to assist her.

Michael Arnold found with two handguns after DUI traffic stop on I-440

Jason Steen

34-year-old Michael Arnold of Bethesda, MD, was traveling over 90 mph on I-440 when he swerved and nearly struck a police patrol vehicle Saturday evening. Officers conducted a traffic stop and found Arnold to be extremely intoxicated and reeking of alcohol. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and later blew a 0.247% BAC on a breathalyzer. Inside the vehicle, officers discovered four empty Whiteclaw cans, one empty Twisted Tea can, and two consumed screwdrivers. A Glock handgun was located in the driver’s side door, and a Colt revolver was in an unlocked compartment.

Drunken tourist Candace Long kicks officer in face after partying in front of Kid Rock’s bar

Diamond Cooper

32-year-old tourist Candace Long was jailed on April 9th after kicking a police officer in the face. Officers working the Entertainment District Unit saw Candace fall down and hit her head in front of Kid Rocks Hoky Tonk. She was heavily intoxicated, unable to stand independently, and could not form a coherent sentence. When she was in the back of the medic UTV, she became combative. Officers tried to calm her down and explain what was happening when she kicked an officer in the face. She then began swinging wildly and punched an officer in the face causing an injury. Officers were eventually able to restrain Candance and place her in custody.

Stephen Nolan tries to fight random pedestrians in downtown Nashville

Diamond Cooper

30-year-old Stephen Nolan was jailed on April 8th for trying to fight pedestrians at Broadway Brewhouse downtown. Police observed Nolan being told multiple times by pedestrians to leave them alone and walk away, but he refused. Officers then spoke with Nolan and could smell alcohol coming from his breath and saw his bloodshot eyes. Officers determined him to be a danger to himself and others and took him into custody.

Tourist Chad Cox whipped it out and was getting pleasured at Whiskey Bent Saloon

Jason Steen

42-year-old tourist Chad Cox was in a closed section of Whiskey Bent Saloon early Sunday morning with his pants around his ankles and his wife performing a sexual act on him. Security asked him to pull up his pants and move along, but on the way out, Cox became aggressive and began to shove bouncers, upset about his failed performance. He was extremely intoxicated and was transported to booking and charged with disorderly conduct.

Father brawls with cops over son’s arrest at Kid Rock’s Bar — John Stone

Jason Steen

50-year-old John Stone and his son were at Kid Rock’s Bar in downtown Nashville Saturday when they caused a commotion, demanding that another patron be removed from the bar. As they yelled and screamed, Metro Nashville Officers took notice of them and began to take the son into custody for his disruptive behavior. John Stone saw his son being detained. He approached the officers and placed his hands on an officer’s chest and grabbed his vest in an attempt to pull him away. Officers took John Stone to the ground, where he continued to resist, but eventually took him into custody. A search revealed a handgun in his possession, and he was extremely intoxicated.

Joey Ortega knocks his boyfriend out with a punch to the face at Tootsie’s in downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police say 35-year-old Joey Ortega punched his boyfriend, Andrew Beck, in the face as they were approached the couple outside Tootsie’s on Broadway in downtown Nashville Friday night. A verbal argument attracted the attention of police initially, and as they approached, Ortega cocked his fist back and released it, landing his boyfriend on the sidewalk. He was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault with bodily injury.

Gareth Jones too drunk & disorderly in downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

39-year-old Gareth Jones was on the corner of 4th & Demonbreun in downtown Nashville late Friday night when he approached officers in a state of extreme intoxication. Officers told him to find a safe ride home, but a few minutes later, he was found walking into other people on the sideway and becoming more disorderly. He was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

It took five MNPD Entertainment District officers to arrest Jessica Barnhill outside Jason Aldean’s bar

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police say it took five of their Entertainment District Unt Officers to place 23-year-old Jessica Barnhill into the back of a patrol car after she was kicked out of Jason Aldean’s bar early Sunday morning. She continued to attempt to re-enter the bar and was causing a disturbance to other patrons, which is why police initially became involved.