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Man charged in assault of ex-girlfriend, she bites him in self-defense — Kyler Shular arrested

Jason Steen

25-year-old Kyler Vance Shular is charged with felony aggravated assault/strangulation and false imprisonment after his ex-girlfriend came over to get her things from their shared apartment, to which she still had a key, and he reportedly became upset, pinned her to the floor, threatened her, then covered her mouth when the screamed. A neighbor heard the commotion and knocked on the door, allowing the victim, Halle Strunk, to escape.

Both parties had injuries as she fought back and bit him at least once in self-defense, however, police determined Shular to be the primary aggressor due to the disparity in physical sizes and severity of injuries between the parties. Shular is free on an $8,000 bond.

Woman stopped by neighbor as she picks up coffee table to assault boyfriend — Andrea Perez arrested

Jason Steen

38-year-old Andrea Lopez had just picked up an entire coffee table and was holding it about to strike her boyfriend, Michael Trestain, with it when a neighbor heard the commotion inside and opened their door and stopped her. She had already struck the victim multiple times, leaving visible injuries on his face and police documented the apartment had “a large amount of broken items, including glass and pieces of furniture, all over the apartment”.

Nashville man wore ballistic body armor while burglarizing vehicles “for his own protection”

Jason Steen

One citizen called police, while another held Kevon Sherrill at gunpoint after finding him rummaging through vehicles at a Hermitage apartment complex. Sherrill faces burglary and theft charges, and an additional felony charge for wearing body armor during the commission of a felony. He says he wore it “for his own protection”.

Man charged with kidnapping of woman outside The Rusty Nail bar

Jason Steen

30-year-old Ryan Sims is free on a $39,000 bond after being charged with the kidnapping of a woman at The Rusty Nail bar in Hermitage, and the assault of two witnesses who attempted to intervene as he pulled a gun on one and said “don’t roll up on me” and shoved another.

Two charged after they were unable to outrun police, despite tries using a car and their feet

Zach Norfleet

34-year-old Robert Pride and 31-year-old Mark Johnson both bailed from a car they were fleeing in after police located it. They decided to make a run for it on foot. The pair was apprehended after a “short foot pursuit” by MNPD, as they were unable to outrun the officers, despite their best efforts.

Hermitage man destroys mother’s bedroom door while she’s inside

Blaine Kellar

22-year-old Preston Weatherby was charged with vandalism of his mother’s door during an altercation in Hermitage. Weatherby was reportedly inebriated and damaged his mother’s door in multiple places after she attempted to remove herself from the argument.

Man forces ex-lover to snort heroin off knife; threatens to kill her if she blows it away again

Blaine Kellar

56-year-old Jack Curtis was charged with aggravated assault for an October incident involving an injury to his roommate, Betty O’Kelley. Curtis’ charges come in lieu of causing anal sepsis on O’Kelley as well as forcing her to overdose on heroin, per report.

Hermitage musician overdoses behind the wheel, crashes on I-40 East

Blaine Kellar

45-year-old musician Shannon McClung was charged with driving under the influence and unlawful possession of a controlled substance after he crashed his vehicle on Interstate 40 and it was later revealed that he overdosed on narcotics while behind the wheel.

Impaired Hermitage neighbor pulls gun, says: “I will shoot you”

Tip Campbell
Markeshia Dillard

32-year-old Markeshia Dillard was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possessing a weapon while intoxicated after pulling a gun on and threatening to kill her neighbor.

Man charged for dropping stolen gun, firing shot through his floor into downstairs apartment

Joshua Beal

23-year-old Jermal Mathis was charged with theft of a firearm and four counts of reckless endangerment after he dropped his stolen handgun and fired a shot through his floor into the apartment below.