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34-year-old Zachary James Rourke was observed walking and staggering into traffic lanes on I-40 West near Mile Marker 195 in the late hours of May 25th. Witnesses also stated that he appeared “heavily intoxicated” before they called the police. When officers arrived, they located Rourke stumbling westbound on the interstate, so they detained him and transported him to the McCrory Lane Twice Daily. As officers spoke with Rourke, they noticed he had a strong alcoholic odor and minor scrapes on his legs, which he claimed were from walking through the woods near his sister’s house in Oxford, Michigan. Rourke that he was “walking to his sister’s house in Oxford, Michigan.” He refused to answer how long he had been walking or if he had been drinking while repeating that he was heading to see his sister. After further questioning, officers learned he was staying at a Marriott Hotel in Nashville, but Rourke could not specify which one. Then, Rourke said he was at the hotel with a woman he had met on the Hinge dating app and that they had broken up, so she was no longer there. Officers deemed him unable to care for himself and detained him for the occurrence. After transporting Rourke to booking, deputies discovered a dime bag filled with a substance resembling cocaine. Rourke was taken into custody for public intoxication and contraband in a penal institution.
Zachary James Rourke of Dixie Highway in Clarkston, MI, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on May 25th, charged with public intoxication and contraband in a penal institution. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $5,100, and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office gave him pre-trial release from their facility.
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