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Wannabe Ghost Rider Jason Sawyer gets dragged by truck on Broadway after swinging large chain around

E.Z Emerson

46-year-old Jason Sawyer was standing in the bed of a pickup truck at the 1st Avenue and Broadway intersection late August 31st. Sawyer was also swinging a large chain, endangering the safety of others. Officers observed this and ordered Sawyer to stop and sit in the truck bed several times before he complied. The driver told the police that Sawyer had been disorderly all night and refused to get out of the truck bed. After this, Sawyer and the driver left toward 1st Avenue, and officers followed them. While following them, the police observed the truck stop in the middle of the road. Officers then noticed Sawyer and the driver started arguing. The driver told officers she was the vehicle owner and wanted him removed immediately. Then, the police told Sawyer to get out of the truck. However, he was argumentative before complying. Once Sawyer was out of the truck, the driver started driving away. Sawyer then quickly jumped back onto the tailgate, dragging his legs. Officers yelled at him to get down and grabbed onto his back. During this, the truck dragged both the police officers and Sawyer for about ten feet. After this, officers pulled Sawyer off of the truck, causing them to fall onto the ground, before placing him under arrest. While detaining Sawyer, he was resistive, and officers noticed he showed signs of impairment. Sawyer was taken into custody for resisting arrest, public intoxication, and disorderly conduct.

Logan Douglass found stumbling around, pulling on police car doors outside Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk

E.Z Emerson

37-year-old Logan Douglass pulled on a metro police patrol vehicle’s door handle outside of Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk in the early hours of August 24th. Officers observed Douglass, via camera, stumbling around before tapping on the patrol car’s hood and pulling on its handles. Then, the police located Douglass inside a taxi near Kid Rock’s and spoke with him. During their conversation, he could not tell officers or the cab driver where he was staying for the night. Officers noticed Douglass reeked of alcohol and showed signs of intoxication, so they deemed him unable to care for himself. Douglass was taken into custody for public intoxication.

Brittany Reeder kicked out of Honky Tonk Central after being too drunk to pay her tab

Brodie Martin

38-year-old Brittany Reeder was detained at Honky Tonk Central after not paying her tab on August 10th. After being flagged down by the bar’s security, officers were told they had attempted to use Reeder’s credit card multiple times but it kept declining. Officers contacted one of Reeder’s friends via phone, who then paid the bill on her behalf. After the bill was paid, Reeder was kicked out of Honky Tonk Central and asked not to come back. Once outside, the officers recognized Reeder’s level of intoxication and attempted to secure her a ride home. However, after Reeder mentioned that she didn’t have money to afford a ride home, she was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

Benjamin Willoughby assaults security guard, destroys plants at Four Seasons Hotel

Ke'Shaun Witherspoon

36-year-old Benjamin Willoughby was observed publicly intoxicated and fleeing from officers at the Four Seasons Hotel on Demonbreun Street on August 3rd. Hotel security guards flagged down officers, reporting that Willoughby had been involved in a physical altercation with a security guard. When officers arrived, they witnessed Willoughby running from the security guards. Despite multiple commands to stop, Willoughby continued to run. Officers eventually caught and detained Willoughby, during which he resisted by pulling his arms away.

Upon speaking with William Cash, one of the security guards, it was revealed that Willoughby had approached the valet area with a facial injury. Cash informed officers that they offered to help Willoughby, but he ran away and later began to chase another individual. Willoughby then returned to the hotel and caused property damage by banging on windows while uprooting their plants. When Cash confronted him, Willoughby charged at Cash and physically assaulted him. Officers noted a red mark on Cash’s neck before speaking with Willoughby, who reeked of alcohol and had slurred speech. Willoughby was deemed too intoxicated to respond and was subsequently taken into custody for charges including resisting arrest, evading arrest, assault, and public intoxication.

Florida Tourist Janine Eden throws plastic cup at security after being denied entry into Morgan Wallen’s This Bar

E.Z Emerson

30-year-old Florida Tourist Janine Eden caused a disturbance at This Bar late on July 21st. Security at the location flagged down officers and advised them that Eden had been denied entry because she tried to bring an outside drink inside and was overly intoxicated. After this, she became upset with them, threw a plastic cup at them, and then pushed one of the security guards. Officers noticed she reeked of alcohol and showed signs of impairment. Then, they reviewed footage of the occurrence, showing her getting aggressive with security staff and displaying fighting behavior with them. Eden was then taken into custody for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Kevin Alexander refuses to leave Hard Rock Café despite being told multiple times to leave

E.Z Emerson

58-year-old Kevin Alexander repeatedly refused to leave Hard Rock Café around 12:40 a.m. on July 6th. Security for the establishment flagged officers down and informed them that Alexander was with a woman who was sick at the bar. When officers arrived, they assisted her in getting medical attention and told Alexander he needed to leave the location. After officers gave him time to gather his belongings, he exited the establishment. Alexander then stood outside Hard Rock Café, under their awning, repeatedly asking the officers for the manager’s name. Then, officers gave him the manager’s name and told him he needed to leave the property again. Alexander proceeded to ignore officers multiple times. So, officers detained Alexander for the occurrence. Alexander was taken into custody for criminal trespass.

Derrick Tyler splatters police with beer from cans found in trash

E.Z Emerson

32-year-old Derrick Tyler caused a disturbance in downtown Nashville near the Entertainment District around 1 a.m. on April 27th. Officers observed him picking up unfinished beer cans from the trashcans and told him to throw them away, which he ignored and continued to drink out of them. After officers advised him to discard the beer can again, he “spiked” the beer can into the receptacle, splattering them with alcohol as it left the can. Tyler was then taken into custody for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and assault of an officer.

Bujar Troni threatens to fight cab driver after supposed traffic infraction

E.Z Emerson

34-year-old Florida Man Bujar Troni was being disorderly in a taxicab around 8 p.m. on April 20th. The driver flagged officers down, advising that Troni kept following him, wanting to fight him because of a traffic infraction that Troni believed he saw. He added that he had hit his taxicab while walking by. Officers observed Troni in the middle of the road, yelling at the taxicab driver, so they told him that he needed to leave and not interact with the driver again. After warning him, Troni disregarded the officer’s commands and continued threatening the driver. Officers then noticed he smelled like alcohol and was having trouble standing up straight. Troni was taken into custody for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.  

Brodey Johnson drunkenly runs into the hood of police car

E.Z Emerson

23-year-old Brodey Johnson ran into the hood of a police vehicle near Honky Tonk Central late March 22nd. Officers observed him get off the hood, stumbling and unable to stand up straight, so they assisted him and his friends into a taxi. Johnson and his friends exited the cab 10 minutes later because they did not know where their Air BnB was located. Detectives noticed Johnson still needed assistance to stand and reeked of alcohol, so he was deemed unable to care for himself. Johnson was then taken into custody for public intoxication.

Parker Schram jailed after letting it flow in front of Barstool Sports Nashville

Jason Steen

Police say 32-year-old Parker Schram was in the process of urinating on the sidewalk in front of Barstool Sports in downtown Nashville late March 15th. A crowd outside the bar could observe the exposed member attempting to perform its duty. Schram disregarded an officer’s commands to stop and continued about his business. Schram was taken into custody for public intoxication, and it was noted he was visibly intoxicated and unable to tell officers where he was or who he was with.