‘STARLITO’ in Court Today for Batter’d & Fried Shooting – Felony Case Bound Over to Grand Jury

Jermaine Shute (Better known as ‘Starlito’) appeared in a Nashville Court this morning to answer for charges of Aggravated Assault & Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, both charges stemming from an August shooting at Batter’d & Fried in East Nashville. The DA’s office dropped the gun charge, but will move forward on the FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT charge, and bound it over to the Grand Jury. Shute (Starlito) remains out on a $25,000 bond, awaiting a grand jury indictment. Here’s the charge they are considering: FELONY: Assault, Aggravated – Serious Bodily Injury-…

Starlito’s Harassment Case DISMISSED 08/24

Starlito (Jermaine Shute) was charged with harassment of Robert E Higgins on 07/12, before the incident when he allegedly shot James Fletcher at East Nashville restaurant Batter’d & Fried. On Thursday (08/24) The harassment case was dismissed by Judge Aaron Holt on the 9AM docket. Here was the original sworn affidavit from Robert E Higgins, who has since been featured on event flyers & social media on events that Starlito promoted: The victim stated that on 07/11/2017, throughout the day, the suspect sent him at least 10 threatening text messages…

UPDATE: Starlito Shooting Victim James Fletcher Lied About Incident, Fletcher Was Initial Instigator. ARRESTED for False Report, Disorderly Conduct.

On Wednesday afternoon, James Fletcher, the victim in the shooting for which rapper ‘Starlito’ (Jermain Shute) is charged, was arrested on two misdemeanor counts: Filing a False Report, & Disorderly Conduct. What Fletcher Claimed Happened: Fletcher claimed the initial incident began as a verbal confrontation with an individual Fletcher claimed an individual stole his necklace from his neck Fletcher claimed he recovered his necklace from the individual & a fight began Fletcher claimed he was shot during the fight What ACTUALLY Happened: Fletcher walked in the door of Batter’d &…

Starlito Shooting Victim James Fletcher ARRESTED for Filing False Report

08/24 7AM UPDATE: There is an update to this story here: UPDATE: Starlito Shooting Victim James Fletcher Lied About Incident, Fletcher Was Initial Instigator. ARRESTED for False Report, Disorderly Conduct. On Wednesday afternoon, James Fletcher, the victim in the shooting for which rapper ‘Starlito’ (Jermain Shute) is charged, was arrested on two misdemeanor counts: Filing a False Report, & Disorderly Conduct. Exact details are not yet available, however in the CJIS system, both charges are linked to the open case of the shooting from 08/01/17. Fletcher was released just before 7PM…

Starlito Sued for Not Paying CD Duplication Company – $4,574.08 Default Judgment

In an exclusive report, EastNashville.news has learned in 2009 New Life Digital Media (now Music City Replication) duplicated CDs and performed other services for Starlito (Jermaine Shute) that he refused to pay for. This was a standard transaction, like any other in the industry – except Starlito wouldn’t pay the bill for services rendered and product delivered, according to a sworn affidavit. In April of 2009 New Life Digital Media sued Jermaine Shute (Starlito) in General Sessions Civil Court in Nashville, TN. Starlito wasn’t served until he signed for certified…

‘STARLITO’ Identified in Police Lineup with ‘Absolute Certainty’ as Shooter

In a Metro Nashville Police Photographic Lineup, Jermaine ‘STARLITO’ Shute was identified with ‘absolute certainty’ by a witness. He is currently out on a $30K bond until his court date. From the just released affidavit: On 08/01/2017 at 2026 hours, James Fletcher was shot at least once inside 1008 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37207 (Batter’d & Fried). During the initial contact with Fletcher, he reported to officers on scene that the shooting suspect was a local rapper by the name of “Starlito” (known to be Jermaine Shute). Via a photographic…

ARRESTED: STARLITO BEHIND BARS $30,000 BOND (aka Jermaine Shute)

BREAKING: at 10:30AM, Starlito (Jermaine Shute) posted bail, making his $30K Bond via Bail-U-Out Bonding and is in the process of being released. UPDATE: Inmate released at 8/3/2017 10:55:34 AM Previously… BREAKING: Starlito AKA Jermaine Shute is in Custody. Bond on the two charges has been set at $30,000 total $25K Bond – Agg Assault $5K Bond – Weapon Possession BOND HOLD: DNA Testing Required MAY HAVE CONDITIONS AFFECTING BOND: DNA Testing Required Shute surrendered to authorities just after 8AM this morning. We first broke the story on Tuesday night…

STARLITO Accused of Shooting Person At Batter’d & Fried Restaurant in East Nashville

STARLITO, also known as Jermain Shute, is reportedly currently on the run from police after allegedly shooting an individual he had an argument with inside the East Nashville restaurant, Batter’d & Fried. According to witnesses, Starlito was one of two suspects that fled the scene, and the victim was able to ‘hobble’ out to be transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the suspect. UPDATE: 9AM THURS: BREAKING: Starlito AKA Jermaine Shute is in Custody. UPDATE 10:20PM WED: BREAKING: An…