19-year-old Jermiaha Smith was seen driving under the influence at an intersection of Gallatin Pike South and Hickory Street on August 31st. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at the intersection after they observed a black truck driving with its headlights and taillights off at night. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers observed a 1-year-old child in the vehicle’s backseat. Officers then made contact with Smith and noticed she was smoking a tobacco product. When asked, Smith claimed to officers that she was not smoking marijuana but later admitted that about an hour and 45 minutes prior, she had smoked marijuana. Officers also noticed a bag of marijuana in plain sight in the center console that Smith informed officers was hers. Smith was then asked to step out of the vehicle and perform sobriety tests, which she accepted. However, she performed poorly on all tests given and showed numerous indicators of impairment. Officers then searched her vehicle, and the search yielded 20 grams of marijuana that were inside her vehicle. Smith was deemed to be intoxicated, and she was then taken into custody for driving under the influence with a child and possession of a controlled substance on September 1st.
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Sharmaneke Wilson strangles boyfriend after he takes her phone
29-year-old Sharmaneke Wilson was involved in a domestic altercation with her boyfriend, Roger Johnson Jr, at her Pierce Road residence on April 29th. When officers arrived, they spoke with Johnson, who stated that he and Wilson had argued. Johnson said the argument was regarding his daughter and occurred 30 minutes before the police arrived. He also claimed that while they were arguing, he took Wilson’s phone, prompting her to put her hands around his neck and try to choke him. Johnson notes that Wilson did not restrict his airflow but scratched his neck as he was trying to escape from her. Johnson called the police immediately after Wilson put her hands on him. Officers observed the scratches on Johnson’s neck before speaking to Wilson, who admitted that she did put her hands around his neck. Due to Johnson’s injuries, officers deemed Wilson to be the primary aggressor, and she was taken into custody for aggravated assault.
DUI: Heather Stevens drinks before crashing car on Lebanon Pike
42-year-old Heather Stevens was jailed on January 11th after crashing her car on Lebanon Pike. When police arrived, Stevens was under the care of the Nashville Fire Department. The officers made contact with two witnesses, Ms. Denise Brown and Mr. James Raley. The couple stated that they observed Ms. Stevens in the driver’s seat of her vehicle, pale-skinned, sweaty, in and out of consciousness, and drooling. After being evaluated in the ambulance, Stevens was asked to perform sobriety tests. She performed poorly, was placed into custody, and transported to booking.
Kimberly Fields too drunk and disorderly for Top Golf
45-year-old Kimberly Fields was annoying patrons at the Top Golf on Cowen Street on December 7th. A witness advised officers that before they arrived, Fields was sitting on the “ball coffin,” that machine that distributes golf balls to players, initially refusing to get off it when staff members asked her to. Fields eventually got off the machine and headed to the bar area. There, she ordered a meal with an alcoholic beverage but complained loudly about the service. The food servers promptly cut her off from further orders of alcoholic beverages. However, Fields brought her own and consumed it. Fields then pushed Todd McCann, another witness, while yelling and recording the incident. Top Golf staff members asked her to leave repeatedly, and she refused. Officers arrived and spoke with the staff members and Fields. They asked Fields to leave, but she did not comply, so they detained her. Officers observed her to be visibly intoxicated, and Top Golf staff did not wish to prosecute. Fields was taken into custody for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and criminal trespassing.