Top 5 Things You Should Know Today (01-21-19)

AGENTS ARREST MAN THEY THINK IS TIED TO MEXICAN CARTEL

The 18th Judicial Drug Task Force raided an upscale Hendersonville home and agents seizied an astonishing amount of heroin and fentanyl. Drug agents also seized expensive cars, cash and multiple weapons hidden in rooms around the house. They arrested 38 year old Bobby Dejuan Garrett, a man drug investigators call a high-level heroin dealer with “probable” ties to the Mexican Cartels. Garret was renting the upscale Hendersonville home at the time of his arrest. Garrett is currently in the Sumner county jail under a 2 million dollar bond.


OFFICER KILLED IN HAWAII WORKED IN NASHVILLE

The death of a Honolulu officer over the weekend has hit home in Middle Tennessee. Officers Tiffany-Victoria Bilon Enriquez, was a former Montgomery County jailer and Kaulike Kalama were responding to an apparent tenant-landlord dispute when they were shot and killed. Enriquez served as a deputy jailer for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office from 2007 to 2011. The MCSO also confirms Enriquez served in the Air Force. She later moved back to Hawaii where she became a seven-year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department.


MAN SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

42-year-old Cecil Woodard was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison. Court documents state that from April-June of 2016, Woodard subjected a child to acts of sexual abuse, including rape. While committing these acts, Woodard recorded over 300 sexually explicit images and produced more than 20 videos of this child and distributed it on the internet. This case was investigated by the Metro police and the FBI.


MAN SHOT ON I-24

Metro police are investigating after a man was shot on I-24 West Monday afternoon. According to police, the man was shot while driving on I-24 West near Hermitage Avenue south of downtown Nashville. Officers say a man with a beard and a semi-automatic handgun driving a newer model maroon vehicle shot into the passenger side of the victim’s vehicle and pulled off the Hermitage Avenue exit. Police say the victim had serious but not life-threatening injuries.The investigation is ongoing.


MAN SHOOTS HIS MOTHER

Mt. Juliet police are investigating after a man shot his mother at Meridian at Providence Apartments on Providence Trail near Belinda Parkway. Officers found a 48-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds to her body. She was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she remains in critical condition. 26 year old Jerald Riggs quickly arrested. Police said they discovered Riggs lived in the complex with his mother and he confirmed using a small-caliber handgun to shoot her multiple times. Riggs was charged with attempted criminal homicide.

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SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…

SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE

SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE

SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…

DIDDY’S ATTORNEYS WANT ANOTHER EXTENSION

DIDDY’S ATTORNEYS WANT ANOTHER EXTENSION

Diddy’s legal team — which was recently expanded to include Young Thug defense attorney Brian Steel — has filed new legal documents arguing for a further continuance. They previously asked for at least a two week delay for the trial’s start — currently slated for May 5th. But now they say they cannot “in good…

TONI BRAXTON AND BIRDMAN ARE REALLY MARRIED

TONI BRAXTON AND BIRDMAN ARE REALLY MARRIED

We’ve got a major relationship status on Toni Braxton and Birdman. It turns out that the pair have been secretly married for the better part of a year. TMZ reports that they’ve learned that the two tied the knot back in August of last year. But the honeymoon phase didn’t last long for the newlyweds,…