On 08/03/2017 NCSU executed a narcotics related search warrant at 1508 24th Ave North. At the time detectives executed the search warrant the home owner, Ansona Ricardo Donelson, was not present at the location; however, his cousins Tarvarius McDowell and Thomas Jones were present. McDowell was taken into custody inside the residences’ living room and Jones was taken into custody inside his vehicle which was parking in the driveway. Jones was observed by Det. Justin Fox exiting the residence via the front door shortly before the search warrant was executed.…
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ALERT: Alexander Frazier (Speed Challenger) Released From Custody
You may remember Alexander Frazier from the video of him speeding down East Nashville streets and running stop signs, even threatening a news crew that caught him in the act multiple times. He was released from custody at 1:06 today (06/30/17) after facing the 3 felony counts of Agg Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Frazier accepted a plea deal, which dropped one of the charges completely, and plead guilty to 2 lower counts of misdemeanor assault. Frazier received a 11mo 29day sentence (suspended) for each of the two counts, with…
Party In Prison V: Are 3rd Party (G4S) Guards Providing Phones? Meet Toshana Hamilton
In our 5th installment of the ‘Party In Prison’ investigation, we hope to provide some insight into how guards/correctional officers, who are not state of Tennessee employees, have direct access to inmates in TN State prisons, and have direct links to current inmates on social media – often even the first person that is ‘friended’ on brand new social media accounts when they are created on a newly acquired cell phone by an inmate. Let’s look at an example, and you can decide if hiring 3rd party contractors to act…
Party In Prison IV: Friends in High Places – Guards as Friends on Social Media
When we received a tip about an inmate posting on social media from within prison, we had no idea how far reaching the issue still was, especially after WSMV’s statewide investigation that began 4 years prior, and still continues. Today, we continue the series, with Part IV – Friends in High Places. While we expected to find inmates talking to each other on social media, and friends on those accounts, what we did not expect to find was state employees and Tennessee Department of Correction prison guards and third-party contractors…
Is Your Handyman a Felon? Meet Billy Winkle
Every day there are new people popping up in neighborhood groups on social media, offering handyman type services, you let them into your home to do the work, but do you really know who they are? Many of us ask for references, but do we know if they have a criminal history, or are violent? Do we do the most basic of background searches before hiring them for a job? Do we care if they are licensed and insured? While none of that may be as cheap as a cash…
Micheal Puckett: Felon Handyman – Reformed OR Relapsed?
You probably remember our Neighborhood Watch story about Micheal Puckett, a handyman felon (violent, not some drug charge), trying to get odd jobs working in peoples homes after he got out of prison for shooting someone, despite total compliance while he was robbing them, he shot them anyways. In fact, over the past few weeks you’ve likely seen his horrible grammar on a post or two in your favorite East Nashville groups – along with his absolute horrible behavior. In fact it reminded us of something that Micheal wrote to…