Tag: old people

Melinda Newpher, 72, charged with DUI, found sitting at a traffic light — 0.203% BAC

Jason Steen

When officers found 72-year-old Melinda Newpher behind the wheel of her 2014 Ford Explorer on Acklen Avenue they say she was so intoxicated she couldn’t even perform standard field sobriety tests safely and had to hold onto an officer to stand up. She was reportedly disoriented and reeked of alcohol. She explained she was going “home” and coming from “here”. Newpher would later blow a 0.203% BAC on a breathalyzer, over twice the legal limit in Tennessee. A witness says she sat through several traffic light cycles and could be seen nodding off and sleeping while behind the wheel.

70-year-old Leonard Johnson strikes man with vehicle, confesses he “made a bad choice”

Jason Steen

70-year-old Leonard Johnson is free on pre-trial release after police say he purposefully drove into a pedestrian near the side of the roadway on 28th Ave N. just after 8 a.m. Thursday. The victim, Michael Cheatham, states he was standing on the side of the road when Johnson drove up to him and demanded he move, immediately. When Cheatham pointed out there was no traffic in either lane, and nothing blocking him from continuing on his way, Johnson drove into him, striking him with the vehicle before fleeing the scene. After police caught up with him, he admitted to running over the man and stated he “made a bad choice and should not have done this”

Cathy Turner walks out of Walmart with $30K in cash — then confesses, then withdraws her statement

Jason Steen

61-year-old Cathy Turner is free on a $5,000 bond after confessing to walking out of the Walmart cash room, where she worked, with $30,860.00 according to police. Walmart management discovered a $13,700 deposit shortage on March 7th, and after reviewing security footage it was discovered that employee Cathy Turner was taking cash from the cash room and taking those bags to the restrooms in the rear of the store, where she then would leave the store with it.

Additional research discovered her taking $7,600 on February 6th, and another $9,500 on February 19th. She provided a written statement to Walmart Loss Prevention during an interview. When she spoke with police, she stated “I know this was wrong, I’ve never done anything like this before”, then requested to withdraw the written statement she had provided.

75-year-old admits to destroying neighbor’s Ring doorbell camera with her cane— Linda Jones

Jason Steen

75-year-old Linda Jones, who carries a homemade shield crafted from the same aluminum foil that lines the interior of her car, was jailed Thursday after she failed to appear on a citation charging her with vandalism. She believes that voices, which were reported at different times to be the voice of the property manager or the Nashville Chief of Police, had told her to destroy her neighbor’s ring doorbell, and at a later time, to kill them. She succeeded in destroying the Ring video doorbell camera, admitting to police she used her cane.

Stalking: Woman breaks into ex-boyfriend’s home; is bitten by his dog — Carla Hilliard

Jason Steen

49-year-old Carla Hilliard was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Saturday on multiple outstanding warrants related to the stalking of her ex-lover, Ronnie Perfect. The couple ended the relationship in late September, and since that time Hilliard has continued to stalk and harass 60-year-old Ronnie Perfect. Some of the incidents include her showing up at his home and work and refusing to leave, she then used a heavy marker to write “Fa***t Loser” on the hood of his vehicle at his workplace.

Most recently she broke into his home, chased him through the residence, and only fled after his dog bit her, leaving a trail of blood on her way out. She is free on a $5,000 bond.

Police arrest 88-year-old man accused of punching & slapping wife during argument — Chester Godwin

Jason Steen

88-year-old Chester Godwin was charged with domestic assault and booked into the Metro Nashville Jail late Thursday. His wife, Renonia Godwin, told police the couple was in an argument, during which he pushed her once and slapped her three times. A commissioner set his bond at $100, which he posted in full.

72-year-old Rosael Black put an axe through the windshield of her husband’s 1983 sedan during argument

Jason Steen

72-year-old Rosael Black put an axe through the windshield of her husband’s 1983 sedan after trying to engage him in a verbal argument, according to court records. She was booked on the charge of vandalism on Tuesday and is free on a $1,500 bond.

79-year-old man charged after calling girlfriend a ‘whore’ & assaulting her at a Nashville bar — Melvin Davis

Jason Steen

79-year-old Melvin Davis is free on a $2,000 bond after Nashville police say he called his girlfriend a ‘whore’ and proceeded to strangle her and strike her in the face multiple times while at a Nashville bar this weekend. An employee of the venue says the couple are regulars there, and witnessed the assault.

71-year-old breaks into ex’s house, armed with a stick — Gregory Mavity

Jason Steen

71-year-old Gregory Mavity was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail this week on a warrant charging him with aggravated burglary and domestic assault. Court records allege he broke into the home of a woman he broke up with three years ago, armed with a stick under his shirt, and shoved her into a table before fleeing.

Elderly man attacks victim who recently had heart surgery

Drew Burnett

68-year-old Jeffrey Kenyon was charged with assault after he attacked a man who recently had heart surgery for pulling up in front of a restaurant to allow his elderly mother-in-law easier access to the location.