Tag: Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia

Keyanthony Stewart fails to stop at stop sign, caught with 171 grams of marijuana

E.Z Emerson

19-year-old Keyanthony Stewart failed to stop at a stop sign at the 11th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue intersection on July 13th. Officers observed this and conducted a traffic stop on Korean Veterans Boulevard, near 6th Avenue South. Officers approached the passenger side and noticed a strong marijuana odor from the vehicle. Officers asked him to exit his red 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 and, upon exiting, immediately detained him. Officers then searched Stewart and his vehicle, during which they discovered a total of 171 grams of marijuana inside a gray backpack, a digital scale, multiple plastic baggies, and a total of $257. Then, officers discovered that he had no valid driver’s license. Stewart was taken into custody for not having a valid driver’s license, the unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, and possession with intent on July 14th.

Scammer Eivin Kent resists arrest after pretending to represent Stars Basketball Club

E.Z Emerson

18-year-old Eivin Kent, 19-year-old Jaimon Darrell Boyd, and a minor were observed on camera holding a sign that solicited donations from passersby in front of The Pub around 6:45 p.m. on June 4th. Officers noticed they were using a Venmo Link, so they scanned the QR code on the signs. The code redirected them to a Venmo account address different from the one on the official team website. Kent would not give officers his identity, so they detained him. Officers discovered that the three were acting as representatives of the Stars Basketball Club. During a subsequent search, officers located a grinder, rolling paper, and scales. When they instructed him to sit inside the patrol car, he refused. Kent was taken into custody for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, and criminal impersonation.

Dakota Baker loiters outside Circle K gas station, caught with crack pipes

E.Z Emerson

28-year-old Dakota Lee Baker and Edwin Meija-Alvarez were loitering outside Circle K Gas Station on Murfreesboro Pike while it was closed in the early morning of March 27th. Officers initially observed them at 12:44 a.m. in front of the store. Officers warned them that they were trespassing and that they should leave if they were not buying anything. Then, at 4:22 a.m., officers noticed the men were still standing in front of the gas station. An employee advised officers that the men had loitered on and off for the last few days at the location. Officers detained him, during which they found he had a glass pipe with burn marks. Further investigation led to officers locating three glass pipes with burn marks with chore boy stuffed inside, a plastic straw with residue, and a metal push rod. Officers believe that they may have been smoking crack. Baker was taken into custody for the unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespassing.

Edwin Mejia-Alvarez loiters outside Circle K gas station multiple times

E.Z Emerson

36-year-old Edwin Meija-Alvarez and Dakota Lee Baker were loitering outside Circle K Gas Station on Murfreesboro Pike while it was closed in the early hours of March 27th. Officers observed this and advised them they could only be on the property if they were conducting legal business repeatedly. Then, officers detained Alvarez because he had been warned numerous times throughout the weekend and determined his behavior would continue. Officers searched Alvarez and located a metal pipe with burnt residue, consistent with being used as a crack pipe.  Meija-Alvarez was taken into custody for criminal trespassing and the unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

DUI: Jodie Simpson crashes car on Lebanon Pike after snorting Xanax

E.Z Emerson

45-year-old Jodie Simpson was involved in a car accident on Lebanon Pike late March 27th. When officers arrived, they observed Simpson in the passenger seat, where she advised that she was turning left when an oncoming car hit her vehicle. Officers noticed she showed signs consistent with being under the influence of an opiate. Simpson then stated she was prescribed Gabapentin and Metoprolol, adding that she had not taken any medication since yesterday afternoon. Simpson consented to sobriety tests, performed poorly, and agreed to provide a chemical sample after being informed about implied consent. Officers detained her and searched her car, during which they located a straw with a blue powdery substance in her purse. The blue powder found in the straw was consistent with her prescription of Alprazolam, a generic version of Xanax. Additionally, officers located her prescription Adderall and discovered that she was not taking the medications as prescribed after checking the date it was filled. Officers obtained a search warrant to obtain two vials of blood and transported her to Nashville General Hospital for the blood draw. Simpson was taken into custody for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence.

Chevaya Gordon caught crushing up cocaine

Brodie Martin

37-year-old Chevaya Gordon was caught crushing up a white powdery substance in his silver Ford SUV at 3rd Avenue South on March 9th. When Gordon noticed officers approaching him, he dimmed the lights and rolled up the windows. When officers made contact with him, they demanded that he and the passenger step out. Gordon stepped out and dropped the white powder on the asphalt before he could be checked. The substance was collected from the ground and tested positive for one gram of cocaine. Officers proceeded to conduct a probable cause search for the car, which yielded drug paraphernalia as well.

Kaleigh Hathaway caught smoking meth in WeGo Central Bus Station waiting area

E.Z Emerson

29-year-old Californian Kaleigh Hathaway, also known as Bambi Fae, smoked meth in the waiting area of the WeGo Central Bus Station on January 19th. MTA security guards flagged officers down, stating that Hathaway was smoking crack in front of everyone. Officers arrived and asked Hathaway about the incident, and she advised that she does not smoke crack. Hathaway explained that she had been smoking “Ice,” a street name for Methamphetamine. Hathaway was detained and, under Miranda, told officers that she had her pipe in her pocket, which had char marks consistent with being used to smoke crystalline, illicit substances. Hathaway was cited for the unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Hathaway was booked on the citation on February 25th. Hathaway was previously booked in Nashville in November 2023 for trespassing.

VIDEO: Destiny Broome threatens to “air out” Ride and Drive and hides at Wendy’s next door

E.Z Emerson

20-year-old Destiny Broome caused a disturbance at the Ride and Drive on Gallatin Pike on January 12th. Officers arrived at Wendy’s nearby, where a witness helped them locate Broome in the women’s bathroom with the door locked. Her boyfriend, Quinton Mitchum Jr., tried to tell officers that she was not in there and repeatedly interfered while they worked to get Broome out of the bathroom. He yelled at them and tried to enter the bathroom, so they detained him. As officers attempted to handcuff him, he resisted by putting his hands to the front of his body. Officers believed Broome had a firearm in her possession, but Mitchum Jr. insisted it was his. Broome initially refused to exit when they commanded her to, and when she eventually did, she was uncompliant with their orders to put her hands behind her back. Broome repeatedly resisted as they detained her, and a subsequent search yielded a small bag of marijuana in her front pant pocket, a small black bag containing a black semi-automatic handgun, a digital scale, rolling papers, and several 9mm rounds in the trashcan of the restroom.

Ryan Demoss and April Ruiz from Ride and Drive advised officers that Broome had come by to test drive a vehicle, but when she provided her ID, they realized that she and her boyfriend were blacklisted for previously wrecking a car, so they did not allow her. She argued with them, turned over a small table, causing the glass vase that was on it to shatter, before stating, “I will air this b!tch out,” as she put her hand inside her hoodie, where Demoss said he had seen the butt of a black handgun, which she cannot possess being underage. Demoss further explained that he observed Mitchum Jr. remove the gun from Broome’s hoodie and place it in his black bag before they stepped into the Wendy’s, where he positively identified her with the police on a “show-up.” Broome was taken into custody for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, simple possession, weapon possession under prohibition, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence, vandalism, and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

DUI: Andrew Mannella drives into head shop, high on Whippets

E.Z Emerson

When police found 29-year-old Andrew Manella on Tuesday afternoon, he had crashed into the side of a head shop on Gallatin Road with a Whippet canister in his hand. He initially claimed his brakes failed as he pulled into the parking lot; however, security video showed him sitting in the parking lot for twenty minutes before pulling over the curb and driving into the building. He admitted to “doing Whippets” but claimed it was several hours ago. A search of the vehicle yielded a large Nitrous Oxide tank, and a total of four canisters, totaling 4.35 liters of the gas.

Nicholas Jones booked on outstanding warrant for stealing man’s iPhone 13 in September

E.Z Emerson

29-year-old Nicholas Jones was with an unknown individual at Pie Town Tacos when they were closed on late December 29th. Officers encountered the two individuals while patrolling the area. Officers then engaged them in conversation, and Jones provided them with his license. When officers ran record checks, they were notified Jones had an outstanding warrant for his arrest regarding a theft that occurred at the Whiskey River Saloon in September. Jones was identified as the individual who stole Kevin Keith’s iPhone 13. Additionally, Jones had a glass pipe commonly used to ingest cocaine on his person during a subsequent search. Nicholas Jones was taken into custody for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and failure to be booked on a state citation regarding the Whiskey Saloon incident.