Cooper Chessman — dazed and confused at the Minit Mart at 6 a.m.

Police say 26-year-old Cooper Chessman wandered into the Minit Mart on Peachers Mill Road just after 6 a.m. on March 28 and appeared dazed and confused. Store employees were afraid he was going to pass out and called 911. Chessman was unable to tell responding officers where he was, how he arrived at the store, or how to get home. He initially denied using any drugs but later stated he didn’t know what he had used. He was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.

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Emily Herrera kicks a nurse, bites another nurse, while escaping hospital

26-year-old Emily Herrera was jailed last week after she fought medical staff who was trying to stop her from escaping the Tennova Hospital. An officer was at Tennova ER for an unrelated call when they saw a nurse trying to stop a patient from leaving. There was a signed 6404 order for Herrera that prevents her from leaving at her own will.

RN Christa Stoler attempted to de-escalate the situation and bring Herrera back to her room. Multiple staff and the officer eventually joined in to try to stop her from leaving. She picked her legs up and kicked RN Warren Ward in the chest. While she was being lowered to the ground, she tried to punch RN Stoler in the face but didn’t make contact. She did however manage to bite RN Stoler’s forearm, breaking the skin and causing a laceration 1 inch in length. The nurse was admitted as a patient for her injuries.

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Jeramey Hart punches his mother’s boyfriend in the face during ride home

30-year-old Jeramey Hart was riding in the back seat of a vehicle on March 25, with his mother, Chrystal Hill, and her boyfriend, Paul Perry, also in the vehicle. As they were almost home, Hart reportedly began to punch Perry on both sides of his face, leaving him with bruises, as documented by police. Hart stated Perry had grabbed him earlier when they were at a bar, and this was the continuation of that escalated argument, which was about motorcycles.

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