Steven Simmons walks into traffic, tells officers an “organization of people are going to kill him”

42-year-old Steven Matthew Simmons believed his vehicle was about to explode while he was driving on Franklin Pike, so he called emergency services in the morning hours of December 9th. Officers arrived and located Simmons at the Shell Station, and he stated that he no longer needed assistance and would call a tow truck to transport his vehicle. Officers returned to service, responding to other calls, when they received two regarding Simmons being erratic in the parking lot, so they located him, and he told officers he believed there was an organization of people after him, possibly trying to kill him. Then, he stated he was about to walk out into traffic in front of cars instead of letting someone else kill him and proceeded to walk into the middle of the roadway, impeding oncoming traffic. Officers commanded him to return to a safe location, but he refused, approached another vehicle, blocked it from going forward, and began yelling at the driver. Officers grabbed his arm to pull him toward safety, but he spun out of their hands and stood in a fighting stance. Simmons was taken into custody for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Charniece Lee steals over $5,000 from Target

33-year-old Charniece Lee, an employee of Target, was taken into custody on November 16th for thefts that occurred at Target earlier in the year. Mr. Gentry, a loss prevention employee at Target, provided surveillance video of Lee making fraudulent returns in both January and October. Lee can be seen assisting the same unknown female in both incidents. The unidentified female would enter Target without any merchandise then approach Lee to make a “return.” Lee would then process a refund and give her cash from the register. The total of money stolen was $5,953.77. Lee admitted to making the returns and acknowledged that the unknown female did not return merchandise before collecting the cash. Lee was charged with theft of property.

Nashville songwriter Matt McGinn threatens to kill girlfriend and slit her dog’s throat while kidnapping her

35-year-old Matthew McGinn reportedly lied to his girlfriend of two years, Carly Strickland, about staying in a hotel while she was out of town. She wanted to confront him and asked him to meet her at his multi-million dollar estate, where she was located. He arrived and blocked her car in the driveway. The couple discussed the matter, and Strickland decided to leave. She says McGinn refused to let her leave until she sat down and talked to him more. During the continued discussion, he became irate and called her derogatory names. She gathered her dog and attempted to flee the residence when McGinn reportedly pushed her to the ground and stood in the doorway to block her exit. She says he then grabbed the dog and threatened to strangle it, and told her she needed to “sit the fuck down,” and he wanted her and her dog to die. He is overheard on a recording telling her he would kill her and slit her dog’s throat if she attempted to leave.  A copy of the order of protection is included in the linked story.

McGinn then reportedly removed his shirt and began to wrap it around her shoulders in an apparent attempt to strangle her with the shirt. She was able to call 911, and when she screamed that he would not let her leave, he finally allowed her to exit the residence. He followed her outside, got in his own car to unblock the driveway, and reportedly drove aggressively as if he was going to hit her vehicle with his own. Warrants, including felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping, were issued, and McGinn was taken into custody.

Jemiah Scales destroys the home of her elderly boyfriend

Jeff Waluch called 911 to report his live-in girlfriend, 23-year-old Jemiah Scales, was inside his home, damaging his property. Officers arrived to find the home in disarray with several broken items inside. He says the argument began when she was writing on his bathroom wall. He says she also tossed a recliner, broke a lamp by throwing it at him, and shattered a glass table. Scales admitted to the destruction, stating “she was mad at him.” As she was placed in the patrol car for transport, she spat and kicked at the windows and attempted to kick Officer Hoffman in the face with her foot.

TrueCore Youth Facility Guard indicted for sexual battery & solicitation of sexual exploitation of minors at Nashville Detention Center

SCOOP: 28-year-old Christopher Williams Ramonoe Hubbard has been indicted on 3 counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, and 5 counts of solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor, while working at a TrueCore youth detention facility in Nashville.