Tag: Luke Jenkins

Tyla Griffin backhands boyfriend, records his reaction during argument

Ke'Shaun Witherspoon

20-year-old Tyla Griffin was involved in a domestic incident with Devonte Pentegrass at an Elm Street residence. When officers arrived on the scene, they heard arguing through the door and proceeded to speak with Pentegrass. Pentegrass claimed Griffin had backhand slapped him across the face. Pentegrass also stated that Griffin was slapping and saying offensive things to him the entire night to provoke him and told her she needed to leave but Griffin refused. This is when Pentegrass learned that Griffin was recording his reactions to her slapping him and being offensive.

Officers then spoke with Griffin, who initially claimed she had evidence of Pentegrass strangling her but later retracted her statement when officers asked her about it again. Griffin then admitted to slapping him earlier in the night. Officers deemed Griffin to be the primary aggressor, and while searching through her belongings, they found a small bag of marijuana and a THC vape. Griffin was taken in custody for domestic assault and simple possession of drug paraphernalia.

DUI: Charles Hendricks drives Chevy Malibu after taking Cocaine with 2-year-old son in the car

E.Z Emerson

49-year-old Charles Williams Hendricks drove his black Chevy Malibu without headlights, traveling northbound on Gallatin Pike South in the early hours of March 23rd. Police observed this and followed Hendricks as he got into the left lane to turn onto Old Hickory Boulevard West. When officers got behind Hendricks, he changed lanes as if he were trying to avoid them. This prompted officers to conduct a traffic stop near Gallatin Pike North and Williams Avenue. Officers approached the driver’s side and noticed Hendricks seemed disoriented and showed multiple signs of impairment. When officers asked him about the plastic wrapper he had stuffed in his door handle, he quickly grabbed it and tried to hide it in his center console. Police then requested an ARIDE-certified officer to assist with the traffic stop, during which Hendricks had several mood swings, where he went from angry to laughing to crying to being sleepy. Hendricks consented to sobriety tests and performed poorly, nearly falling asleep while standing up. Hendricks then refused to provide a sample after being informed of implied consent, so officers took him for a mandatory blood draw. Hendricks was found to have a gram of cocaine in a wadded-up dollar bill in his right shoe as well as his two-year-old son sitting in an unsecured car seat. Additionally, officers found a straw with drug residue in his car. Hendricks was taken into custody for driving under the influence, simple possession, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, child endangerment, and implied consent.

DUI: Anthony Davis drives with no vehicle lights on after one margarita

Brodie Martin

58-year-old Anthony Davis was seen traveling on Old Hickory Boulevard West without his vehicle lights on March 2nd. An officer initiated a traffic stop and made contact with Davis, who admitted to drinking a single margarita. Davis consented to sobriety tests, performed poorly, and then requested to use a breathalyzer. His BAC was .060%, but the test was taken an hour after the initial stop. The officers conducted a probable cause search of his vehicle and located several small liquor bottles. Anthony Davis was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence and open container.

Yoenis Tovar assaults husband with multiple objects during altercation, tells him “I’m going to kill you”

E.Z Emerson

26-year-old Yoenis Luz Anaya Tovar assaulted her husband, Bryan Hernandez De las Salas, at their shared apartment on Lebanon Pike in the late hours of January 19th. Hernandez spoke with officers, advising them that he and Tovar argued when she began making offensive comments about his mother. Hernandez made similar comments in return, which angered Tovar. Tovar started punching Hernandez in the head, leaving visible injuries, which prompted Hernandez to record her. Tovar then grabbed and struck Hernandez with a cooking pot. Hernandez further explained that amid the action, Tovar got a towel, wrapped it around his throat, and tightened it, hindering his breathing. Tovar let Hernandez go when she saw his eyes start to roll to the back of his head. Tovar then grabbed a kitchen knife, put it to Hernandez’s throat, and told him, “I’m going to kill you,” before slicing his hand with a pair of scissors, leaving a laceration. Hernandez provided the video to officers, showing Tovar striking and strangling him in the nude. As they reviewed it, the videos started to disappear as if someone were deleting them. Hernandez stated that the only other person who had access to the account with the videos was Tovar. Officers observed the apparent injuries that Hernandez sustained, which were consistent with his statements. Officers searched the area and located Tovar in her vehicle in the parking lot. Officers asked Tovar if she knew why they were there, and she said, “Probably because he called about an assault,” but insisted that nothing had happened. Tovar was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for domestic assault.

Andy Rein jailed after being deemed too drunk for downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

41-year-old Andrew Rein was jailed early Thursday morning after he was found yelling about nothing in particular while sprawled out on the middle lane of 4th Ave North near Commerce Street in downtown Nashville. He was visibly intoxicated and was unable to care for himself. He was generally confused and angered at the presence of police. He was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

DUI: Meagan Playford crashes car into “concrete pit” at construction site

Diamond Cooper

25-year-old Meagan Playford was jailed early Tuesday morning after wrecking her vehicle in a construction lot, landing in a “concrete pit.” When officers made contact with Playford, she smelled strongly of alcohol and was crying hysterically. Ms. Playford stated that she had been waiting outside for officers for over an hour. She was confused and very talkative, admitting to having a couple of drinks earlier that evening. She performed poorly on sobriety tests and blew a .118% on the breathalyzer. She was transported to booking and charged with DUI.