Tag: Gay

Man strangles girlfriend after she finds sexts to gay men on his phone — Timothy Strickland arrested

Jason Steen

23-year-old Timothy Strickland faces multiple charges, including felony aggravated assault/strangulation, after his girlfriend reportedly found messages between him and other men on his phone that he was attempting to hook up with. After the wildly detailed physical assault in the police affidavit which left blood on the bed and the victim bruised, he then burnt her social security card, took $180 from her purse, and smashed her iPhone. He then reportedly threw his face on the ground and literally ‘ate dirt’ while being arrested in an attempt to avoid or delay his trip to jail, trying to choke on it.

#GayNashville: Man indicted on sexual battery charge — Dylan ‘Fletcher’ Brown arrested

Jason Steen

29-year-old Dylan ‘Fletcher’ Brown is charged with the sexual battery of another person, indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury. He is free on a $5,000 bond. Fletcher is originally from Russellville, KY.

Nashville teen charged with 20 counts of rape of 11-year-old boy; confesses to investigators

Jason Steen

19-year-old Zion Lacy appeared in Juvenile court this week and waived his hearing, agreeing to transfer his case to adult criminal court, where he is now charged with 20 counts of rape of a child from when he was 16, and the male victim was 11 & 12. He is free on a $60,000 bond.

Man forces the swap of oral sex with another man at gunpoint, then assaults him at Clarksville hotel

Janel Helms

33-year-old Ramone Dickson was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated rape, robbery, and weapon possession charges after forcing a Clarksville man to swap oral sex acts with each other at gunpoint and then damaging his orbital socket. Clarksville police have received multiple reports of assaults via dating apps this week.

Grindr: Fisk President accused of drugging man after gay hook-up; Placed on leave from university

Trish Butler

A Nashville magistrate signed an order of protection against Fisk University President Dr. Kevin Rome, Sr. after a man claimed he met Rome via the gay dating app Grindr and testified Rome had drugged him, threatened to kill him and destroyed his apartment.

Grand Jury indicts Canvas bartender Joey Newkirk on new felony charges

Jason Steen

One year after the initial incident, the Davidson County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Joseph Newkirk with two counts of felony aggravated assault. He is accused of continuing to beat a local realtor, even after rendering him unconscious, and knocking a female friend unconscious, leaving her in the water at the lake.

MNPD considering Seattle PD’s LGBT Safe Place initiative in response to transgender shaming incident

Jason Steen

MNPD considers Seattle’s ‘Safe Place’ initiative in response to recent transgender shaming incident. The program would simply put ‘rainbow badge’ stickers on businesses where LGBT citizens could wait and ‘feel safe’ while waiting for one of those officers to arrive, when they report a crime.

Joey Newkirk Arrested for Assault on Female Friend. Man Beaten While Unconscious.

Jason Steen

Joey Newkirk, 39, arrested and charged with assault, after an incident that included the beating a local realtor after he was unconscious on the ground, and participating in the beating of a female friend, leaving her unconscious in the water. His brother, Nathaniel Clay Rice, who also participated in the above assaults, punched another friend/witness when he asked what happened, before the two casually walked away from the scene.