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Stephen Bigley causes a drunken disturbance at Centennial Medical Center

E.Z Emerson

26-year-old Stephen Bigley caused a disturbance at Centennial Medical Center around 9 p.m. on Sunday. Partially due to having over a .200 BAC, Bigley was informed that he was placed under a psychiatric hold. Shortly after, Bigley started attempting to leave, ignoring multiple staff members until hospital security detained him on a public sidewalk. When officers arrived at the Medical Center, they escorted Bigley back inside, where he made a scene, causing hospital employees to pause their operations. Stephen Bigley was discharged and then was immediately taken into custody for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

DUI: Gary Pope drives down wrong side of I-65 after having “1 Beer”

E.Z Emerson

33-year-old Gary Pope was observed driving on the wrong side of the roadway on I-65 near Mile Markers 78 and 79 in the early hours of May 18th. Officers located him driving on the left shoulder at Mile Marker 75, where they conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, officers noticed Pope appeared confused, providing delayed answers to their questions. Officers asked him what time it was, and he believed it was 1:30 a.m. despite the sun being out, adding that he was coming from downtown Nashville, where he had “1 Beer.” Pope consented to sobriety tests, performed poorly, and, after being informed of implied consent, declined to provide a chemical sample. While being taken to booking, Pope asked officers repeatedly if they had contacted his job, which they did, and had to remind him several times. Pope was taken into custody for driving on the wrong side of the road, driving under the influence, and an implied consent violation.

Dennis Flerlage assaults father during altercation, leaves him with multiple bloody scrapes

E.Z Emerson

25-year-old Dennis Flerlage had a domestic incident with his father, Kenneth Flerlage, at their residence in the early hours of May 11th. Dennis told officers that he was intoxicated and had gotten into an argument with his father. Then, officers spoke with Kenneth, who had bloody scrapes on his neck, ear, and head as he stated that Dennis had become upset for unknown reasons, and when he went to calm him down, a scuffle ensued. Dennis’s sister, Samantha Flerlage, told officers that Kenneth did not have his injuries before speaking with him. Dennis Flerlage was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.

DUI: Samantha Allen attempts to run over police officers in BMW i3, crashes into yard

E.Z Emerson

38-year-old Samantha Jo Allen was being disorderly near Southside Place on the night of March 4th. When officers arrived, Allen’s friends advised them that she had been consuming alcohol before driving off in her black BMW. After a brief search, officers located her in an alleyway behind Southside Place, lying back in the driver’s seat of her BMW i3, fully reclined. When officers approached the car, they shined a flashlight through the window, causing Allen to jump up in her seat and become responsive. Allen exhibited multiple indicators of intoxication, such as having bloodshot eyes. When Allen noticed the officers, she began reversing her BMW, nearly hitting Officers Bene, Mendoza, and Ireland. Then, officers told her to park her car and exit, which she ignored as she maneuvered past them, nearly hitting them again before she fled. After officers searched the area, they found Allen near 9th Circle South and Olympic Street, where she had crashed her BMW into a yard, hitting a parked car. Allen started running away between two nearby houses until detectives pursued her and told her to stop, which she complied with. Allen was taken into custody for driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and three counts of aggravated assault on a first responder on March 6th.

18-Year-Old Jakeria Rucker drives into oncoming traffic to evade police in Ford Fusion

E.Z Emerson

18-year-old Jakeria Rucker drove through a stop sign with a brake light out near Deford Bailey Avenue and 12th Avenue South late February 10th. Officers were in the area and overheard approximately 20-30 gunshots from the Edgehill Housing Community. Officers went to the area and observed four occupants, one of which being Rucker, in a black Ford Fusion cross into oncoming traffic to flee from them. The Fusion was later involved in an accident on 2nd Avenue South and Chestnut Street, where officers confirmed the plate number matched the vehicle at large. Rucker, the driver, was detained as she told them she did not know they were trying to pull her over when she saw the blue lights behind her. Further investigation revealed that she did not have a valid driver’s license and was taken into custody for evading arrest by motor vehicle and not having a driver’s license.

Jacob Marsden drives into an unrelated DUI traffic stop… while also intoxicated

Trae Morton

Metro Nashville Police were conducting a DUI investigation in a parking lot with another individual when 25-year-old Jacob Marsden drove his grey Ford F-150 into the same parking lot of the closed business. Officers advised him the business was closed, and he gave a confused look in response, prompting officers to see if he needed further assistance. Marsden reportedly had slurred speech, could not form coherent sentences, and was unable to walk without assistance. He told police his anxiety and depression were causing his impairment; despite this, he refused all medical assistance offered. He reportedly reeked of alcohol, refused all sobriety testing, and was transported to booking.

Michael Chisholm charged with violating order of protection

Sebastian Shaw

38-year-old Michael Chisholm was at a residence on Linbar Dr. when he spoke to police on September 1st. He had a verified DCSO order of protection against him from his father filed on August 19th. Michael has no outstanding warrants and was arrested without incident for violating the order of protection.