DUI: Chase Pettingill jailed after crashing into police car at 2 a.m.

29-year-old Chase Alexander Pettingill faces multiple charges after police say he drove into the rear of a Metro Nashville Police car with an officer inside. Officers were conducting an unrelated traffic stop on W Trinity Lane at 2 a.m. Friday when Pettingill approached them while drifting between lanes. He ultimately failed to maintain control of his vehicle and crashed into the rear of a patrol car. Officers say Pettingill was confused, did not understand verbal commands, and smelled of alcohol. A vape pen with THC oil was also removed from his pocket. He refused all sobriety testing and requested a lawyer. He was taken into custody and transported to booking.

Husband charged with strangling wife after she announced intent to leave

22-year-old Brandon Touchstone was charged with aggravated assault by strangulation after he wrapped his arms around his wife’s neck and squeezed until she couldn’t breathe. He was told by his wife their relationship was over and he told officers he just meant to “hug her very tightly”.

Friends leave woman behind after she crashes car while driving under the influence, per affidavit

18-year-old Heliegh Allen was charged with DUI and implied consent after she was involved in a car accident near the intersection of Baxter Road and Sugar Lane.

“Yeah, I bit him right there in the jaw”, says Ashley Young to Metro Police

According to a police report, the female subject, identified as Ashley J. Young, 31, came into a room the pair shared, began yelling at the victim about various things, then bit him on his face, punched him in his throat, and kicked him, striking his penis and testicles.