Tag: Gay

Jevaughn Small charged after attacking former roommate who he couldn’t finesse into his bedroom

Jason Steen

Dofton Reynolds says his friend and former roommate, 29-year-old Jevaughn Small, won’t stop trying to finesse him into being gay for him. After four months of alleged sexual harassment, he’s now taken the matter to police after he says Small attempted to run over him with a vehicle for denying his advances. He says Small continually tried to persuade him to come into his bedroom when they lived together, and once he moved out Small has tracked his whereabouts.

On May 8th at 8:40 a.m., Small attempted to run him down, and when Reynolds jumped away from the vehicle’s path, he says Small jumped out and physically attacked him in a struggle that lasted for a few minutes and left Dofton with injuries to his ride side of his body, his leg, and his left arm and hand.

Music City Fencing Club owner Robert Piraino rearrested on new sexual battery indictment

Jason Steen

MNPD’s Youth Services detectives have rearrested 37-year-old Robert Charles Piraino on a new sexual battery indictment after a second victim from the Music City Fencing Club came forward. The then 12-year-old male student claims Piraino, the owner and head coach of the club, inappropriately touched him during a private lesson.

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.