Tag: interference with 911 call

Matthew Carter rams his truck into man’s vehicle for picking up his ex-girlfriend

E.Z Emerson

25-year-old Matthew Carter had a domestic dispute with his at-the-time girlfriend, Hannah Whitaker, at their Luton Street residence late June 8th. Whitaker told responding officers that Carter took her phone and prevented her from calling 911. Then, when officers spoke with Carter, he stated that he and Whitaker had a verbal altercation. Whitaker further explained that she was about to record Carter when he grabbed the phone from her, which he later admitted. Whitaker stated that she asked Carter repeatedly to return her phone so she could call the police, but he did not. After this, Carter left the residence in his car with her cell phone. Whitaker told officers that she went to a neighbor’s house to alert the authorities once he left. Carter said that when he returned, he placed the phone down so she could retrieve it. Then, officers reviewed the security camera footage from their residence, showing Whitaker asking Carter several times to return her phone as he continued walking around the property and loading items into his vehicle before driving away. Carter was then taken into custody for interfering with a 911 call.

Then, on August 13th, officers were dispatched to East Trinity Lane and Meridian Street around 8 p.m. regarding an individual, later identified as Carter, deliberately ramming their blue pickup truck into another vehicle with an occupant inside. When police arrived, they spoke with Chance Benner, who stated that he was sitting in his car waiting to pick up Hannah Whitaker at Mary Market following an argument she had with Carter, her ex-boyfriend. Benner explained that he observed Carter pulling up in a blue Dodge pickup truck. Carter motioned for Benner to roll his window down and asked him who he was there to pick up. Benner said he and Carter exchanged words before Carter pulled out of the parking spot and onto Meridian Street. After this, Benner told officers that Carter reversed his truck, put the gear into drive, and rammed it into the rear quarter of the passenger side of his vehicle. Then, Benner said he started chasing Carte. However, Carter reversed away from the location. Whitaker told the police that she observed the incident from a distance. Then, officers reviewed security footage, corroborating Benner’s statements. Shortly after, the police located Carter’s blue Dodge pickup truck at his relative’s nearby residence. A warrant was then issued for Carter’s arrest, and he was later taken into custody for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on August 14th.

Charles Chastain throws wife’s phone, punches mailbox during altercation over children

E.Z Emerson

31-year-old Charles Chastain had a domestic incident with his wife, Ember Dowd, at her and Barbara Dowd, her mother’s Lakeland Drive residence, late August 13th. The police report states that Chastain, Ember, and Barbara used to live together and that Chastain showed up at Dowd’s home unannounced. Chastain called his and Ember’s shared children to see and talk to them. After this, Ember told the kids to get away from the car that Chastain was in. Then, Ember went into her house and tried to close the door. However, Chastain followed her and put his foot in the doorway, hindering her from shutting and locking it. While inside the residence, Ember tried calling 911, but Chastain grabbed her phone and threw it across the yard. Ember told officers that Chastain knew she was on the phone with the police, which is why he threw it. Ember said that Chastain throwing her phone led to a physical altercation. Chastain admitted to throwing the phone before walking over to the mailbox and punching it, causing damage. Barbara and their neighbors witnessed the entirety of the occurrence. Chastain was taken into custody for vandalism and interference with a 911 call.

Roderick Majors punches ex-girlfriend in the face multiple times at WoodSpring Suites Hotel

E.Z Emerson

34-year-old Roderick Vontez Majors had a domestic incident with his ex-girlfriend, Kristan Mangrum, at WoodSpring Suites on November 26th, 2023. Mangrum informed officers that on November 25th, 2023, around 2 p.m., Majors arrived at her hotel room and started kicking and banging on the door. Mangrum stated she was in the process of leaving the hotel to visit her mother in the hospital. Mangrum added that Majors had no reason to be at the hotel due to them being separated. Mangrum then left Majors at the hotel to visit her mother in the hospital. Mangrum returned to her room around 5 a.m. and found that Majors was waiting for her at the hotel. When he made contact with Mangrum, he punched her in the head and face. After this, she called 911 from the hotel lobby phone. Majors then snatched the hotel phone from her and ripped it from the wall. Mangrum stated she then walked outside to the parking lot. Majors followed her and kept grabbing and punching her, causing slight swelling, redness, bruising, and a visible scratch. Mangrum noted that when she got away, she attempted to contact officers on her cell phone, but her phone was dead. Once Majors noticed what she was doing, he approached her, took her cell phone, and threw it on the ground, causing it to shatter. Mangrum told officers she attempted to walk away from WoodSpring Suites, fearing the incident would get her kicked out and leave her homeless. Majors fled the scene on foot and was not present while officers were on the scene, so they obtained a warrant for his arrest that day. Majors was later taken into custody for domestic assault, interference with a 911 phone call, and vandalism on June 15th, 2024.

James Jones inappropriately touches ex-wife, breaks her phone while she calls police

E.Z Emerson

41-year-old James Anthony Jones had a domestic incident with his ex-wife, Jasmine Shadelle McClure, at their Hamlet Hill Drive residence late May 6th. Upon arrival, officers spoke with McClure, who stated she had been living with Jones for a month. Then, McClure said, while she was in the kitchen, Jones came up behind her, trying to make sexual contact with her. In response, McClure told him she did not want to do that, which sparked an argument. McClure said she went upstairs to grab her son’s phone, returned downstairs, and called 911. After she told Jones she was on the phone with the authorities, he took the phone out of her hand and threw it on the ground, causing it to shatter. McClure went back upstairs, called the police on another phone, and then told them she did not wish to prosecute him for the incident. When officers spoke with Jones, he stated there was no attempt at any sexual contact. Then, Jones admitted to getting angry after finding out she was talking to the police. James said he grabbed her phone and threw it on the floor because of this. Jones was taken into custody for interference with a 911 call on May 6th.

Angella Anderson stops roommate from calling police during altercation, says “there was no need to”

Brodie Martin

40-year-old Angella Anderson was involved in an altercation with her roommate, Rodger Duke, at their Sharpe Avenue residence on April 27th. Duke contacted law enforcement and said that while he was making a 9-11 call, he was stopped by Anderson. Duke reiterated that Anderson wrestled the cell phone out of his hand. Anderson stated that she did not want him to call the police and that “there was no need to.” Angella Anderson was taken into custody and charged with interfering with an emergency call on April 29th.

Preston Milburn assaults girlfriend, traps her in residence during altercation

E.Z Emerson

26-year-old Preston Milburn had an altercation with his girlfriend, Peyton Manning, at their residence on January 24th. Manning reported waking up because Milburn yelled at her, screaming, “I hate you.” Milburn threw hangers at her as he was leaving. Manning then started to record the incident with her phone, and Milburn grabbed it, shattered it, and threw it into the woods in their backyard. Manning tried to leave, but Milburn forced her back into her bedroom, hindering her from leaving. Milburn then placed his hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming. About twenty minutes later, Manning was able to get away to a neighbor’s house so she could call the police. When officers arrived, Milburn fled the scene, so officers spoke with Manning and noticed her left hand was bleeding with a couple of broken fingernails. Milburn called the police to meet up but did not give any statements regarding the incident. Officers deemed Milburn the primary aggressor, and he was taken into custody for domestic assault.

Ebikebina Seifegha robs his attorney, prevents call to 911

Lashaya Williams

44-year-old Ebikebina Elvis Seifegha was jailed on April 8th on an outstanding warrant from April 2020 when he went to his attorney’s office to pay a portion of legal fees, and things didn’t go as planned. John Iwu is an immigration attorney and told police that Seiegha dropped off $300. However, as John placed the money in his pocket, he informed Seifegha that the money would go towards fees he alleges he had never agreed to. During this conversation, Seifegha became enraged and started fighting and pushing the attorney to get the money back. During the fight, Seifegha got the money back from John’s pocket and kept him from entering his office to call the police. He left shortly after, but the attorney provided police with his personal information, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

AWOL Soldier Maccdousha Faulaau charged in assault of his girlfriend

Lashaya Williams

20-year-old Maccdousha Faulaau, a Fort Campbell Soldier, was jailed this week on an outstanding warrant from March when he assaulted his girlfriend, Mokadesha Williams, in their apartment on Centennial Boulevard. Police spoke with Ms. Williams, who also stated that Mr. Fualaau has a military warrant as he is stationed at Fort Campbell and has been AWOL since November.

Earlier in the day on March 28th, she and Faulaau got into an argument in their bedroom. At some point during the argument, he grabbed her forearms and slung her around the kitchen. Ms. Williams then punched him in the head with her right hand. Faulaau grabbed her and threw her on the couch in the living room and then onto the floor in the bedroom. When the fight stopped, she told him she was going to call the police, so he grabbed her cell phone out of her hands. She tried to leave, but there was only one door in the apartment, and she couldn’t get by him to go. She tried to yell for help out of the window, but Faulaau grabbed her and pulled her back from the window.

He kept her trapped in the apartment for over two hours without a phone. Ms. Williams then asked to use her phone to call her mom, and he agreed, but while Ms. Williams was speaking with her mother on speaker phone, her mother told her to call the police. That’s when Faulaau grabbed a knife from the kitchen and fled on foot. Ms. Williams had several bruises and scratches on her right forearm. Her shirt was torn, and she had abrasions on her left breast.

Antioch: Komlanvi Houssounoukpe assaults wife, takes phone away when she calls 911

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville 911 operators received a call on August 12th and heard a female, later identified as Maggie Rhodes, attempting to give an address in Antioch before a struggle ensued and she screamed “quit hitting me” as the line disconnected. Officers responded to the Antioch home, and she stated she had been arguing with her husband, 44-year-old Komlanvi Houssounoukpe, throughout the day, and he had punched her in the face several times. She explained he took her phone when she called 911, and he still had the phone in his possession when officers spoke to him. Officers documented several abrasions on the victim, including a swollen eye.

Johnny Hurst charged after threatening to toss girlfriend off bridge, destroying her phone

Jason Steen

Jaclyn LaGrow says her boyfriend of five months, 50-year-old Johnny Hurst, stopped his vehicle on the bridge of Old Hickory Blvd over I-65 as they were having an argument and kicked her out of the vehicle, physically pushing her out while yelling and screaming, leaving her stranded on the side of the road. About twenty minutes later, he returned to the location, and she began to gather her things from his vehicle. She says he became aggressive once again and grabbed her by the neck and pushed her to the edge of the bridge while screaming he would throw her off the bridge. He then snatched her phone and destroyed it. After he fled a second time, a concerned citizen transported her to a safe place to contact the police.