A woman says she went on a first date with 29-year-old Danny Sassano this weekend, and they were at her house in the bed when Sassano began making sexual advances on her, touching her all over. She told him she did not want to have sex that night and asked him to leave, at which time he reportedly became very irate and shoved her in the chest, leaving visible abrasions. Police placed Sassano into custody, but only charged him with domestic assault, as Sex Crimes Detectives stated there was not enough probable cause for sexual assault warrants. Officers also discovered he had an outstanding warrant from another incident in which a woman told him to leave her residence and he grabbed her phone from the bedside table and ran water of it so she could not call 911, then tossed her to the ground. [may more details in story]
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39-year-old charged with assault of mother when told to quiet down — Kenyatta Brown
Police say 39-year-old Kenyatta Brown slapped her mother in the face and pushed her to the ground when her mother, Gladys Wills, came to her room and asked her to “keep it down” as she was reportedly talking loudly on the phone. Her mother suffered an injury to her elbow from the assault.
Bullied man rescued from Broadway, jailed for public intoxication — Jarred Bredesen
Metro Nashville Police responded to a fight on Broadway late Saturday night, but the victim could not be located. As they were in the area, they came into contact with 23-year-old Jarred Bredesen who they say was highly intoxicated and could barely stand without assistance. He was yelling at citizens who were walking by, stating that he was mad he had been bullied all of his life. Officers offered him a ride home, noting that Broadway probably wasn’t a safe place for him in his current state, however, he refused to get in the cruiser to be taken home. Due to the annoyance he was causing and his extreme level of intoxication, he still ended up in the back of the car anyway, but now he was handcuffed and charged with public intoxication and transported to booking.
Musician ‘Benny James’ charged with DUI after gig — Ben Svardahl
Police say 29-year-old Benjamin Svardahl, who goes by the stage name of ‘Benny James’, failed to move over for lane closures due to a traffic accident on I-40 in the early hours of Sunday morning, and nearly hit two vehicles and one officer, who had to jump over the barrier to avoid Svardahl’s oncoming car. Officers were able to pull him over 2 miles down the road, at mile marker 205, and observed him to be extremely intoxicated, with thick and mumbled speech and the inability to find his wallet, which was in his lap. He claimed to have had “2 draft beers” during his 3.5-hour music gig that had just ended. He blew a 0.211% BAC on a breathalyzer test.
Woman charged in face-punching assault of her boyfriend in downtown Nashville — Kally Dobak
25-year-old Kally Sue Dobak was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Sunday on a warrant charging her with the domestic assault of her boyfriend, Zain Sheikh. He says he came by their apartment to grab a toothbrush and was punched twice in the face. Officers viewed the security video and issued a warrant for Dobak’s arrest.
46-year-old woman charged with harassment of her ex-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend — Mandy Jordan
46-year-old Mandy Dawn Jordan is accused of harassing her ex-boyfriend’s now ex-girlfriend, Ronisha Holt. Holt states she’s changed phone numbers and even moved to another residence, and Dawn Jordan continues to harass and stalk her, calling and texting multiple times a day with threats. For this arrest, Jordan reportedly poured an unknown red substance into the gas tank of Holt’s car, causing it to no longer start.
Ft. Campbell soldier Alani Diaz slaps girlfriend into oven, calling her a slut & whore, per report
Caroline Minich says she was giving 24-year-old Fort Campbell Soldier Alani Diaz a back rub when he confronted her and began to call her a “wh–e” and a “sl-t”, after having gone through her phone and noticed she had been communicating with other males. She retreated to the kitchen of the West Nashville apartment, and Diaz followed her, continuing to call her names. He then reportedly smacked her across the face with his open palm, sending her crashing into the oven. Police found her bleeding and bruised. Diaz fled the scene before police arrived.
Woman assaults boyfriend after seeing Snapchat notification on his phone — Taquisha Burt
Metro Police say Jacques Jamar Smith called police after his girlfriend, 26-year-old Taquisha Burt, observed a SnapChat message pop up on his phone inside their Hickory Highlands apartment. She then threw a lotion bottle at him before running toward him, attacking him, leaving scratch marks on his back. He attempted to go outside and de-escalate the situation, however, Burt was not open to that option. Video footage corroborated the assault.
Woman charged with driveway DUI, admits to driving child to school while intoxicated — Mycah Hill
Metro Nashville Police found 40-year-old Mycah Hill asleep in the driver’s seat of her idling vehicle in her driveway on Pebble Creek Drive. When officers woke her up, she was drooling from her mouth and unsteady on her feet, and swaying. She admitted to consuming a large amount of alcohol overnight and into the morning hours, including while sitting in the idling vehicle. She says she then had taken prescribed Xanax prior to driving her child to school. Officers located two open containers of alcohol in the vehicle. Despite multiple attempts, she was unable to provide sufficient samples for the breathalyzer.
Woman refuses to pay bar tab at Hermitage Hotel — Julie Anne Burch arrested
Nashville Police 40-year-old Julie Anne Burch refused to pay her bar tab at the Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville Thursday. Security didn’t want to prosecute as long as she would agree to leave the property. They discovered her to be extremely intoxicated and attempted to assist her with an Uber, however, she wasn’t sober enough to properly operate the app. She was taken into custody for public intoxication.