33-year-old Kelsey Guarisco was involved in a single-vehicle accident on I-40 West near Mile Marker 192 at 10:37 p.m. on June 19th. Once officers arrived, they observed the Nashville Fire Department removing the vehicle’s roof to free Guarisco. She was then transported to the hospital for treatment. While at the hospital, officers Mirandized Guarisco and questioned her about the incident. Guarisco admitted to having three glasses of wine at her dinner in downtown Nashville and then attempting to go home. She added that she could not remember much besides driving and being helped out of her vehicle by NFD. Officers attempted to get Guarisco to consent to a blood draw, but she was going in and out of consciousness and could not fully understand what they were asking. A warrant was issued for her arrest on June 20th. Kelsey Guarisco was then taken into custody for driving under the influence on June 24th after recovering.
Month: June 2024
Brook Boblett ransacks Sudden Service store, causes over $3000 in damages
28-year-old Brook Boblett vandalized the Sudden Service on Old Hickory Boulevard at 4:37 a.m. on April 27th. The location’s store manager, Nancy Campbell, alerted authorities and showed them footage of Boblett slamming the VeriFone Point of Sale system. The video then displayed Boblett ripping and damaging a sliding rack from the cigarette section before slamming it on the ground. After doing that, Boblett damaged the TN Lottery Module. Campbell estimated the reparations to cost around $3,000. A warrant was issued for her arrest. Brook Boblett was taken into custody for vandalism on June 24th.
Public Intoxication: Christopher Ross jailed after walking in the middle of traffic
26-year-old Christopher Ross was seen visibly intoxicated outside Tin Roof Demonbreun on June 23rd. While patrolling, officers observed Ross arguing with security personnel because they would not allow him inside the bar. Officers approached to assist security, but Ross could not form coherent sentences. Ross eventually told officers that he needed to call his mother. Officers waited for Ross, but he was unable to unlock his phone, so the officers allowed him to use their phone. Ross continued to struggle to enter the correct number, so officers offered to give him a ride to get him a ride home or to medical attention. Ross refused, but he was observed walking into traffic; he was deemed unable to care for his safety and was taken into custody for public intoxication.
Brittany Biggerstaff: “I do all of Nashville’s hair & I will pee on myself if you don’t release me!”
34-year-old Brittany Cecilia Biggerstaff had gotten kicked out of Nashville Underground for being “too drunk” at 10:30 p.m. on June 22nd. Security for the establishment flagged officers down and advised them they did not want her to return to the location. They wanted officers to speak with her and possibly arrange a ride home. Once officers escorted Biggerstaff away from the bar, they reported that they noticed that she reeked of alcohol and showed signs of intoxication. While arranging a ride with her husband, who was supposedly picking her up from 1st Avenue South and Broadway, they instructed her to wait there as they spoke with Nashville Underground employees.
During the security and officers’ conversation, Biggerstaff followed them to the bar. She told officers that she did not like how they were speaking with security about her. After walking her back to the corner, she became irate and dropped her phone on the ground. Biggerstaff then looked at the officers and said, “Pick it up!” She was then detained for the occurrence. Officers further discovered that Biggerstaff was on probation for a DUI from 2010, with several DUI offenses in the past. While in the patrol car, she told officers that she was a hairdresser who does all of Nashville’s hair and that she would urinate herself if they did not let her go. Brittany Biggerstaff was taken into custody for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
Anthony Muhammad violates order of protection, threatens to shoot up ex-girlfriend’s house and family
18-year-old Anthony Muhammad threatened his ex-girlfriend, Abbie Love, on June 23rd. Love called 911 to her Vine Hill Road residence and told them that Muhammad had been violating a temporary order of protection she filed on him on June 14th. Love added that Muhammad had been calling her through a blocked number repeatedly, threatening to shoot up her house and her family and come to her work. Love then told officers that he also had his friends message her multiple times with the same threats. Since the order of protection was issued, Love said she has seen Muhammad walking in her neighborhood even though he lives 7.9 miles away. Authorities observed that Muhammad called her 31 times on June 23rd between 12:38 a.m. and 12:55 a.m. via a blocked number. Love stated that the one time she answered, he said he would shoot her if she did not get rid of the order of protection. Love said she felt extremely threatened because he knew where she lived and worked and that he said that he “would be up there.” Anthony Muhammad was later taken into custody for stalking and an order of protection violation.
Josey Bullis calls police on pandhandler; upset he did not have a job
38-year-old Josey Emerson Bullis called the police under the name “James Joseph,” stating that Christopher Ware had threatened him at gunpoint on Highway 70 South near the I-40 Entrance Ramp around 9:09 a.m. on June 21st. Officers called Bullis back and spoke with him again, during which he said that Ware pointed a Glock handgun at him. Bullis added that he did not want to press charges and was no longer at the location. After this, he told them that Ware threatened to shoot the police. When officers arrived at the ramp, they spoke with Ware, who stated he never displayed a weapon and did not wish to harm police. Officers checked with the dispatcher and discovered several 911 calls from Bullis’ number that never amounted to anything. After this, they located Bullis at Highway 70 South Circle K and spoke with him. He initially denied making the 911 call until they informed him that they linked him to the phone number. Bullis then admitted that Ware never showed a weapon and that he made a false 911 call. Bullis added that he called them because Ware was panhandling for money instead of working a job. Bullis was taken into custody for filing a false report.
Aide Cruz slaps daughter at Circle K gas station, states that her daughter shouldn’t disrespect her
31-year-old Aide Cruz was involved in a domestic altercation with her minor daughter at the Murfreesboro Pike Circle K gas station on June 22nd. When officers arrived, they learned that Cruz had been transported to Southern Hills Hospital following a panic attack. Once they got to the hospital, they spoke with Cruz’s daughter. She stated that she was out with her boyfriend at Circle K when Cruz came to pick her up. She said that after telling Cruz she did not want to leave, it sparked an argument. During the argument, Cruz smacked her in the face, so she pushed her in return. When Cruz recovered, she spoke with officers and confirmed her daughter’s statements. Cruz added that when she started cursing at her, she smacked her in the mouth because she did not believe that her daughter should disrespect her. Aide Cruz was then taken into custody for domestic assault on June 23rd.
Malachi McGill snatches fiancée’s bonnet off during argument over one of her previous friends
24-year-old Malachi McGill had a domestic altercation with his fiancée, Ashley Cruickshank, at their Ascent East Nashville apartment late June 22nd. Officers arrived at the residence, but no one answered the door or their phone when they attempted to call them. At 10:56 p.m., they were called back to another building and spoke with Cruickshank and Amber Fields, a third-party witness. Cruickshank stated that she and McGill were arguing over someone she” used to be friends with.” During their argument, McGill yelled at her to leave while throwing her belongings around the room. McGill then snatched Cruickshank’s bonnet off her head, which was when she tried to leave. As Cruickshank opened the door to leave, McGill grabbed her wrist, preventing her from leaving. After trying to break free, McGill hit her in the mouth, causing a laceration to her upper lip.
Once Cruickshank was free, she grabbed her child, ran outside, and flagged Fields down for help. Fields stated that when she saw Cruickshank, she was spitting up blood. Fields added that McGill approached them to ask where they were going, but she refused to answer him. Fields noted that McGill left in a black Chevy Impala. After officers spoke with them, they noticed an Impala driving around the complex. As officers left, they observed a man, who was later identified as McGill, exit the black Impala. After being Mirandized and detained, McGill admitted that he removed Cruickshank’s cell phone from her hand and accidentally hit her in the mouth. McGill further confessed that he pushed her onto the couch and held her down to prevent her from leaving. Malachi McGill was then taken into custody for false imprisonment and domestic assault.
Susan Korean jokes about a bomb being in her luggage at Nashville International Airport
63-year-old Susan Marie Korean was reported as a suspicious person at the Nashville International Airport at 6:56 p.m. on June 22nd. Korean approached a South West Airlines employee’s kiosk and asked her to be rebooked. Korean asked the employee what would happen to her bag, and she told her it would continue to Las Vegas as it was previously scheduled. Korean stated, “Well, if I am not going, shouldn’t my bags be pulled?” The customer service supervisor told her no and that, per policy, her bag would meet her at her destination since the flight was fully loaded. After this, Korean asked, “Is that not a security thing? What if I was a terrorist or had explosives in my bag?” The gate agent warned her that saying things like that would get her bag pulled, and she replied, “It was a joke.” Airport police had Korean paged to gate D1 so they could speak with her about her comment. When she arrived, Korean told them she was originally heading to Las Vegas but wanted to be rebooked and know that her bag would go with her. This call delayed the aircraft from departing for 42 minutes and 15 connecting passengers from reaching their stop. Airport Police K9 handlers responded to screen Korean’s luggage but could not find it after searching the aircraft. Susan Korean was then taken into custody for a filing a false report.
Leyanis Rodriguez Hernandez jailed after stealing over $1200 from Target
20-year-old Leyanis Rodriguez-Hernandez was observed stealing merchandise from the Target on Gallatin Pike on June 17th. Hernandez was seen entering the store and leaving with $160 worth of merchandise. On June 21st, Target’s loss prevention agents watched her try to shoplift again and detained her until officers arrived. When they arrived, the loss prevention staff presented them with multiple reports and video footage of Hernandez taking $1,251.82 worth of items. Leyanis Rodriguez-Hernandez was then taken into custody for two counts of theft.