Tag: juvenile court

Orbeez/Splat Gun Tiktok Challenge reaches Broadway in downtown Nashville: Four teens arrested

Jason Steen

Four teens were arrested Saturday night after participating in the dangerous trending Nationwide TikTok Orbeez/Splat Gun Challenge. In the challenge, participants shoot unsuspecting people with gel-type pellets from Orbeez guns, some of which look like handguns and even rifles. They then post the videos on TikTok to share for engagement. Saturday night, four teens, including Ian Brown and Nashaud White, and two 17-year-old juveniles, shot the gel pellets from a moving Kia sedan on Broadway at unsuspecting people walking on Broadway. Once police stopped the vehicle, they also found an actual loaded (and stolen) handgun.

Mother charged after refusing to follow court-ordered parenting time — Kashmere Black

Jason Steen

23-year-old Kashmere Black-Draine was booked Wednesday on an outstanding warrant charging her with custodial interference. Despite a court-ordered parenting time order she refused to complete a mandated custody exchange in June, would not return any calls or communications to the child’s father, despite actively posting on social media. She is free on a $1,000 bond.

Nashville teen charged with 20 counts of rape of 11-year-old boy; confesses to investigators

Jason Steen

19-year-old Zion Lacy appeared in Juvenile court this week and waived his hearing, agreeing to transfer his case to adult criminal court, where he is now charged with 20 counts of rape of a child from when he was 16, and the male victim was 11 & 12. He is free on a $60,000 bond.

Man tries to snatch his child, threatens her mother during custody hearing

Cheyanne Conboy

39-year-old Melvin Pope was charged with harassment with emotional distress when he attempted to yank his 8-year-old daughter from her mother’s arms after emergency custody was filed, and he threatened to kill her.