A traffic stop for a non-illuminated license plate resulted in the arrest of 2 people, and the seizure of money and drugs hidden throughout the car, including under the hood and in the gas cap.
Once ordered out of the vehicle to be arrested by MNPD, 33-year-old Princess Sanders called her mother, and waited on her arrival on-scene before she obeyed officers commands to exit the vehicle to be arrested.
Fonseca now had pending charges for felony reckless endangerment and felony evading arrest, and was less than a foot from MNPD officers, inside his van, refusing to exit the vehicle. Instead of removing him from the vehicle, and taking him into custody, Sergeant Martin decided to allow him to drive away and take out warrants later.
If you’re driving with 57 grams of crack-cocaine on your person, obeying traffic laws is essential. Kutonia Smith-Boyd was arrested over the weekend after she didn’t follow this basic rule.
Traffic stop leads to arrest of James Horton, 24; Pacresha Cosby, 25; Hakeem Mannie, 29; & Herbert Marsh, 28 – all 4 now charged with the robbery of Music City Pawn on Tuesday Morning
James Lobasco (aka Trigga Scope) was arrested on felony drug charges Saturday night, after he was stopped for running a red light. According to officers, Lobasco was exiting from I-40, onto 28th Ave, when he ran the red light turning onto 28th. Officers reported a smell of marijuana when they approached the vehicle, and he was asked to step out of the vehicle. Lobasco admitted to smoking in the vehicle Friday night, which caused the smell to still be in the vehicle, but also had a small baggie of marijuana…
“Benson removed two plastic bags from her vagina”, reads a police report from Tuesday. One bag was cocaine, the other was marijuana. On Tuesday, at about noon, MNPD stopped a silver BMW at 11th Ave N & Wheless, by Elizabeth Park. There was a reported strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver, Allister Fenton, and passenger, Bridgette Benson, both stated that had just finished smoking marijuana in the car. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, officers found a Springfield XD semi-automatic handgun in Bridgette Benson’s…
Matthew Wayne Stoneman, 22, was arrested on Thursday night, after he was the passenger in a traffic stop, and claimed ownership of 2 bags of psychedelic mushrooms in the trunk, weighing a total of 95 grams. According to an arrest report, Officer Allyson Reis made a traffic stop for an expired license plate, and during the stop identified the rear passenger as Matt Stoneman, who had two outstanding warrants for his arrest in relation to a February drug dealing arrest at his home. Stone also runs The Hemp Ranger, and…
Dustin Wayne McCulley was arrested overnight in North East Nashville after telling officers “There’s weed in my fanny pack” during a traffic stop. #OnlyInEastNashville do we transport our marijuana in our fanny packs, unless it’s during fan fair week, am i right? (yes, it will always be ‘fan fair’ no matter what they are calling it now). Around 10PM Friday night, MNPD Officers spotted a black four door sedan traveling near brick church pike, with only one headlight working. A traffic stop was conducted at Briley Pkwy, and as officers…
Two weeks ago, Ivory Nuby of East Nashville was arrested with 1.4 lbs of marijuana because he ran a stop sign. On Thursday, Nuby was pulled over once again – this time for a non-illuminated license plate – and got his 3rd DUI Charge. Court Affidavit: ON 12/7/2017 OFFICERS OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT DRIVING ON BRICK CHURCH PIKE DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS. A TRAFFIC STOP WAS INITIATED DUE TO FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE LICENSE PLATE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, OFFICERS SMELLED THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL COMING FROM THE DEFENDANT.…