Tag: Shaquille Graham

DUI: Martinus Ashford passes out drunk in GMC Terrain, tells officers he just smelled like alcohol

E.Z Emerson

33-year-old Martinus Ashford was found sleeping behind the wheel of his GMC Terrain in the early hours of March 21st. Officers received a call for service, and when they arrived, they found Ashford in the back of an ambulance. NFD personnel advised officers that Ashford admitted to drinking. Officers spoke with Ashford after medics released him, during which he denied having any alcoholic beverages, stating that he just smelled like alcohol. Ashford was visibly intoxicated when officers asked if he would take sobriety tests or provide a chemical sample. Ashford refused to take sobriety tests as well as providing a chemical sample. Ashford was taken into custody for driving under the influence and implied consent.

Ohio tourist Stacey Garman — drunk and disorderly in downtown Nashville

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police say 51-year-old Stacey Camron Garman was drunkenly beating on the cars of strangers during his trip to Nashville from Ohio. Officers arrived at the scene and located Garman sitting on a nearby bench, bleeding from his head. He was obviously intoxicated and unable to care for himself. He was unable to locate his cell phone to call for a ride, and his wife, Lena Garman, was unable to be reached. After he was unable to tell officers which hotel he was staying at, Garman was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

Nashville Police arrest woman who made 40+ noise complaint calls on neighbor — Zelle Taylor

Jason Steen

Metro Nashville Police say they’ve told 51-year-old Zelle Taylor that “general apartment noise” complaints should be handled via the apartment management company, and not the city’s police force. Officer Shaquille Graham documented this advice to Taylor in a February report after she continued to call 862-8600 and 911 to report excessive noise coming from her neighbors. When confronted during that report, she told the officer she would keep calling until the noise issues were resolved… and keep calling, she did.

From May 18th to May 28th, Taylor made 38 more noise complaints to dispatch about the same neighbor, with 33 of those calls coming in via 911, as 862-8600 routinely has hold times in the dozens of minutes. When officers responded on May 28th, they visited the apartment where she said the noise was coming from, once again describing it as the upstairs neighbors fighting, and officers say they found no disturbance. Officer Ronald Conner then took out a warrant for her arrest, charging her with aggravated misuse of 911.

Paul K. McGee charged in strangulation of wife during sudden assault

Jason Steen

52-year-old Paul McGee reportedly came into his bedroom and pushed his wife, Sara McGee, onto the bed by her neck with one hand, then sat on top of her and began strangling her before letting go and walking out of the bedroom, leaving her with a sore throat and difficulty breathing. When police arrived and attempted to place him under arrest, he refused to stand up from his chair, and they have to remove him from his chair by force.

DUI: The Crying Wolf Bar Co-Owner Erica Ness blows .232 BAC after striking utility pole near work

Jason Steen

41-year-old Erica Ness, co-owner of Nashville’s The Crying Wolf Bar blew a .232 BAC in the early hours of Saturday morning after crashing her vehicle into a utility pole on Gallatin Ave. That’s nearly three times the legal limit of .08 BAC in Tennessee. She is charged with DUI, and free on pre-trial release.

Mom & Auntie charged in assault of 15-year-old: punching in face, dragging by hair, beating with belt

Jason Steen

A 15-year-old child says her mother, Shaton Eubanks, and her ‘auntie’, Shawntese Bradford’ punched her in the face, knocking her to the ground. One of the pair is then alleged to have beat her with a belt, and drug her outside by the hair – where the other adult then repeatedly punched her in the face and also assaulted her with a belt. The victim sustained multiple injuries from the attack.