Officer Berger conducted a traffic stop at 3 a.m. on September 5th after observing a vehicle weaving, swerving, and unable to maintain a consistent speed. As he approached the vehicle the driver, 22-year-old Margaret ‘Marge’ Hayleigh Ribbons, asked to speak to the officer away from her male passenger. Once at the rear of the car, she explained they had just left Whiskey River Bar and the man in the vehicle was her husband and he had his “hand on her leg” which was causing her to weave in and out of the lanes of travel.
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Woman calls 911 to report Taco Bell closed & being robbed; police say she was just really high — Sabrina Dickerson arrested
46-year-old Sabrina Dickerson called 911 to report the Taco Bell in Lebanon was closed. She believed something more sinister may be going on, and that there could be a robbery happening inside, so she called 911. Lebanon Police arrived, claimed she was high on drugs, stating she was “acting as if she was speaking Japanese”, and took her into custody. A Commissioner released her, ROR.
DUI: 66-year-old had a double-shot of Jamison, a Bushwhacker, and a loaded gun in her purse — Carol Burlison
66-year-old Carol Ann Burlison crashed on McCrary Rd as she was driving home from a friend’s house. As police responded to the crash, she was determined to be heavily intoxicated, and admitted to having a double-shot of Jamison, a Bushwhacker, and admitted to having a gun in her purse with a round chambered. After being booked into jail she was released on her own recognizance.
Man charged with voilating an order of protection behind the Quality Inn Mt. Juliet — William Moneymaker arrested
25-year-old William Moneymaker was booked into the Wilson County Jail in August after he was found to be in a vehicle with a female who had an active order of protection against him in Davidson County. This was discovered after MJPD approached the ‘suspicious’ vehicle, which was parked in the rear of the Quality Inn parking lot. He is free on a $2,500 bond.
Woman charged with public intoxication after taking “half a Xanax” and falling asleep at Speedway — Amanda Williams
Police found 41-year-old Amanda Williams backed into two parking spaces at the Lebanon Speedway, seemingly asleep with her mouth open and looking up at the roof of the vehicle. She appeared heavily impaired, and told police she had taken “half a Xanax”. She refused treatment by medics and was said to have mood swings in the back of the patrol car on the way to booking, where she was charged with public intoxication.
21-year-old charged by MJPD after he upset them by being loud and “vulgar” — Dylan Draper arrested
21-year-old Dylan Scott Draper was charged with disorderly conduct by Mt. Juliet Police after he pulled up to his friend’s house, where they were already at for a vandalism report, and caused a scene of his own. Police were upset he was yelling, cursing, and being disrespectful to them, so they took him to jail. #PettyPolice
Teen charged with firearm & marijuana after speeding in school zone — Joshua Pickney
19-year-old Joshua Wilson Pickney was pulled over for speeding in Chevrolet Impala through a school zone. Cpl Sean Ronan, of MJPD, says he smelled weed and noticed a rolling tray with shake in the back seat, which gave him probable cause to search the car, despite the very vocal opposition of Pickney. Inside the car, Ronan located four bags of marijuana, a scale, and a TP9 handgun. Pickney is free on a $16,000 bond.
67-year-old performs Elvis song and dance before being arrested for public intoxication inside a hospital
As 67-year-old Harold Cruise told officers he drank a pint of Vodka, he sang them Elvis songs from his hospital bed. He then stood up from his hospital bed and began dancing in front of officers. He was in the hospital to be medically cleared after someone found him in a ditch a bit earlier. He was released from medical care and taken to jail, charged with public intoxication by Lebanon PD.
Man ‘borrowed’ Wilson County Fair UTV for a beer run — Stephen Goins arrested
29-year-old Stephen Roger Goins is charged with public intoxication and joyriding after deputies say he drove a UTV that belonged to the Wilson County Fair Board to make a quick trip to the store without permission.
Woman charged with assault of roommate after learning he was moving in with her boyfriend — Wanda Schwartz
68-year-old Wanda Schwartz is charged with the domestic assault of her 25-year-old roommate, Joshua Collins. According to witness statements in court records, she was upset that Josh and her boyfriend, Ron Tucker, were moving in together at the end of the month, and he would be leaving her residence. She is alleged to have thrown a flower pot, and a fist. She is free on a $500 bond.