49-year-old Armand Ali was caught after making several false reports to officers on July 1st. On February 16th, officers visited an Eagles Nest Lane residence and spoke with Ali. He claimed that when he woke up, his car’s left side was destroyed. Officers were able to find probable cause for Ali striking two mailboxes earlier in the morning and fleeing the scene. This led to Ali being arrested that day. On May 17th, Ali requested to make changes to a report. Officers observed Ali appearing to coerce a witness to alter statements regarding his arrest on February 16th. Ali then informed officers that he needed to make a formal complaint that the arresting officers, on February 16th, broke his arm. After reviewing the camera footage, officers found this claim to be false. The footage showed that Ali had dropped something upon the officers’ arrival and made a scowl. When officers asked about Ali’s arm, he told them that his arm was hurt and swollen but made no more complaints about his arm.
On June 8th, Ali contacted officers concerning filing charges against someone who had broken his arm. Ali claimed that his girlfriend had pushed him down the stairs, resulting in his arm breaking. Ali also claimed that he initially contacted officers regarding a domestic assault, but they did not take him seriously. Ali then says officers did not investigate the domestic assault but instead investigated his vehicle damage. Ali stated this resulted in him being arrested. Officers reviewed body cam footage, and at no point did it show Ali making claims of a domestic assault. Ali was then taken into custody for making false reports on July 1st.
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Haley Rutledge lies to police about husband assaulting her because she was mad at him
27-year-old Haley Rutledge was involved in an incident with her husband at their Heritage Pointe Circle at 11:30 p.m. on June 25th. Officers met with Rutledge at the parking lot of an Exxon gas station on Trenton Road. Rutledge initially stated that she and her husband were arguing. During the argument, Haley said he grabbed her wallet away from her, and then they had a struggle over it. She stated this resulted in him slamming her onto the floor three times. Officers made their way to their residence and spoke with Rutledge’s mother-in-law. Rutledge’s mother-in-law told officers that her son left to cool off. She also informed officers that Rutledge told her there was no physical altercation on the phone. According to Rutledge’s mother-in-law, Rutledge made up a lie because she was mad at her son. Rutledge returned to the residence during the authorities’ interaction with Rutledge’s mother-in-law. When questioned, Rutledge admitted that she lied about her statements. Rutledge was taken into custody and charged with making a false report to law enforcement.
Sarah Skipper lied to police about being assaulted
22-year-old Sarah Skipper was determined to have given a false report to an officer on June 3rd. Skipper confessed on the date that falsely told officers about an assault out of anger. Upon further investigation, officers received body camera footage that confirmed that Skipper lied about the victim assaulting her because she was mad at him. The camera caught the defendant admitting two different times that she was mad at him and lied about this to officers. A warrant was issued, and Skipper was taken into custody for filing a false report on June 12th.
Chastity Buckner lies to police about tag theft to help her shoplifting case in Smyrna, TN
31-year-old Chastity Buckner was caught after making a false report to officers on March 14th at Governor Square Mall. When officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with Buckner, who told officers that she was at the mall on November 27th, 2023, and the temporary tag to her vehicle had been stolen. When officers asked her why it took so long to report it, she claimed that she reported it to her dealership. Buckner added that they had her actual tag ready, so she did not think it mattered. Buckner told officers that she only called now because she learned of crimes that were committed in Smyrna, Tennessee, where the tag was used to identify and charge her. Officers then spoke with Smyrna police, who sent a police report showing that Buckner was identified as one of multiple shoplifters and the driver who fled, as well as almost hitting a police cruiser. This incident occurred on November 27th, 2023, and she was arrested for those charges earlier in the day. Officers deemed that Buckner was lying about the temporary tag being stolen to help her Smyrna case, and a warrant was issued for her arrest on March 14th. Buckner was later taken into custody for false reporting on June 4th.
Curtice Barrow lies to police to avoid telling her job that she lost her work phone
30-year-old Curtice Barrow was caught giving officers false information at her Smithson Lane townhome on March 30th. Barrow told officers that an unknown person snuck into her home and stole her work phone. While officers were on the scene, Barrow provided them with a self-written statement detailing who the suspect might be and how they could have done it. Later, on April 19th, Barrow participated in a follow-up interview. During the interview, Barrow made several inconsistent statements, ultimately changing her initial story about what happened. Throughout her story, Barrow revealed that she was on probation at her job and didn’t want to violate it by telling them that she had lost her work phone. At the end of the interview, Barrow provided law enforcement with a written statement of admission stating, “It is safe to assume that I lost the phone and it was not stolen.” Curtice Barrow was taken into custody and charged with submitting a false report on April 26th.
Gloria Moorehead lies to police about a gunman
30-year-old Gloria Moorehead was caught giving law enforcement false information at Fieldstone Village on March 21st. A caller, later identified as Moorehead, told dispatch that there was a man inside one of the residences with a shotgun. During the call, she whispered to someone, telling them to be quiet so the man could not hear them. Due to the information that Moorehead gave law enforcement, deputies made entry into the residence with their weapons drawn to take the male into custody. At a later time, it was found that no assault had taken place, nor had any weapons been found. Gloria Moorehead was taken into custody and charged with false reporting.
18-year-old Nevaeh Williamson lies to police about crash involving stolen vehicle
18-year-old Nevaeh Williamson was caught giving law enforcement false information on April 1st. During the investigation of a car theft, Williamson and Leslie Beene-Littles were listed as suspects. While Williamson and Beene-Littles were in possession of the stolen vehicle, they got involved in a car crash. A witness of the collision, Jeffer Burton, informed law enforcement that he assisted Beene-Littles out of the driver’s seat and helped Williamson out of the passenger. However, when officers contacted Williamson, she stated she was the vehicle’s driver. During a follow-up investigation, Williamson and Beene-Littles were detained. Once Mirandized, Williamson admitted that she lied to the officers on the scene and confessed that Beene-Littles was driving during the crash. Nevaeh Williamson was taken into custody and charged with false reporting.
Dalton Huff crashes car while drunk, falsely reports it as stolen
20-year-old Dalton Huff was caught falsely reporting a carjacking at Dotsonville Road early February 23rd. Officers arrived at the mentioned location at 12:30 a.m. to assist with a rollover crash. During the investigation, nobody associated with the crash was found. Later that morning, Huff reported to Montgomery County Sheriff’s that his vehicle had been stolen overnight from his residence on Ogburn Chapel Road. Huff advised that his friend retrieved his phone from the wrecked car. Officers deemed this a suspiciously peculiar detail to provide, demonstrating knowledge of the stolen vehicle’s location. While investigating a separate incident involving Huff, a witness revealed that Huff was intoxicated and wrecked his car. The witness admitted to picking him up after the crash and driving him back to his residence. From there, he transported him to an address on Aspen Drive to clean up and then returned to his house. Another witness who resides at the Aspen Drive address confirmed through a written statement that Huff came at around 3:30 a.m. Dalton Huff was taken into custody and charged with making a false report.
Khyesha Price loses $300 playing “The Shell Game”, tells police she was robbed
20-year-old Khyesha Price was caught falsely reporting a crime at Governor Square Mall on February 2nd, 2023. Price told law enforcement that three males approached her. She stated that one of the males was trying to sell her something near GameStop. During the transaction, Price showed them $300 cash and an unknown male took the money from her hands and swiftly walked away.
After Price’s accusation, officers reviewed security cameras, which showed the interaction between the males and Price. During their interaction, you can see Price handing money to the previously mentioned unknown male. They appeared to be playing a gambling game known as “The Shell Game.” At the end of their interaction, the male packed up his belongings and left the mall. Price also mentioned on a phone call the next day that she was gambling money, and after losing hers, she made a friend, Jahmelia Davis, put up more money. Khyesha Price was taken into custody and charged with a false report.
Jennifer Bryant lies to police regarding sexual battery case at Firehouse Subs
37-year-old Jennifer Bryant was caught giving misinformation regarding a sexual battery case at Firehouse Subs on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard on February 1st. During the sexual battery case, Bryant provided law enforcement with a statement that resulted in the completion of the case. Later on, Bryant informed law enforcement that there was no sexual assault. Bryant also advised that the information she gave regarding the case was false. Jennifer Bryant was taken into custody and charged with false reporting.
Cortney McKenzie makes multiple false 911 calls, tells police “I guess I’m going to jail.”
35-year-old Cortney Pershae McKenzie called 911, telling them that her ex-boyfriend, John Sanders, “choked” and robbed her at an apartment on Providence Boulevard around 6 p.m. on January 26th. Officers arrived and spoke with Sanders, who told them he had gotten a text from the property owner, Jason Wilson, telling him he needed to be out of the residence that night. He said that McKenzie was staying the night with him, and when he told her she had to leave, she began to yell and call the authorities. When they spoke with McKenzie, she kept saying that Sanders was going to jail and leaving the room. Then, officers asked her for her wallet, which she provided. This prompted officers to ask why she told dispatch that Sanders had stolen her wallet, knowing she had the wallet in her possession; McKenzie replied, “I guess I’m going to jail.”. She continued to make contradictory statements as the responding officer remembered a previous incident at the same residence on December 31st. During that incident, McKenzie made similar claims of domestic assault against Sanders that were unfounded. This demonstrated a routine behavior of contacting the police to get Sanders arrested so she could live there alone. During the December 31st incident, Wilson informed them that she had not been a resident since November 8th and was only there tonight as Sanders’s guest, whom Wilson had housesitting for him. McKenzie was taken into custody for filing false reports.
John Smith gets into fight on street, lies to police about it
44-year-old John Smith was jailed on November 4th after lying to the police, claiming that he was the victim of an attempted carjacking near the corner of Man O War Blvd and Tiny Town. He stated that while stopped at an intersection, unknown individuals assaulted him and tried to pull him out of his vehicle. Officers reviewed video footage from a nearby witness that showed Smith in a fighting stance before a fight broke out between Smith and two individuals. The individuals left the area on foot, and Smith reentered his vehicle. Officers believed that Smith offered information that he knew to be false during the initial interview.
Hugh Thames lies to police about girlfriend overdosing on crack
44-year-old Hugh Thames Jr was at Marathon Gas station on November 5th when he was giving CPR to a female who was overdosing. Officers arrived and asked Thames if he knew the female, and he told them he didn’t. He said to them that he noticed her collapse on the street and drove her to the gas station to get help. Officers picked up Thames’s personal information while he led them to the initial place where he found her. Thames’s information didn’t come up, so they asked again for his social security number, and he gave them a different number. It was discovered that Thames had multiple non-extraditable warrants in other states. This led to officers asking for consent to search his room, which he granted. While at the hotel, Thames told officers that he had crack cocaine in the room as well as where to find it. Officers also found devices that Thames claimed were used to “push crack.” Thames also told them that the female that he was giving CPR to was his girlfriend, who was overdosing on the crack they were smoking. She fell over and hit her head, so he grabbed her and rushed to the hospital but had to make a stop at the gas station when she became unresponsive. Thames was taken into custody and charged with false report, simple possession/casual exchange, unlawful drug paraphernalia, and criminal impersonation.
Umar Abdul-Malik jailed after lying to police about shooting himself in his leg
32-year-old Umar Abdul Malik was booked on an outstanding warrant from July 1st when he shot himself in the leg on Commerce Street. Police responded to Tennova for a gunshot wound victim. Umar told police that he was working at a nightclub and had met a group of women. He was interested in one of them and agreed to meet her at her house after the club. He stated that his friend drove his truck to Commerce Street after the women had given them directions via Facetime. Umar told police that the two arrived on Commerce Street and went inside the woman’s apartment. He stated that later when he was leaving the apartment to meet with his friend and get back into the truck, a black man walked toward him from the gap between two buildings and, without saying a word, shot him. Police observed the wound to have gone through the front of his pant leg on entry and exit lower than the entry hole. Officers then spoke with the friend who was the driver. Umar’s friend stated that they did go to the woman’s apartment, but when Umar got into the truck, he tried to hand a Model 1911 handgun belonging to the driver over to him and accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting himself in the leg.
Soldier Maruh Massaquoi jailed on felony charge of lying to police
23-year-old Maruh Massaquoi was booked on October 16th after lying to police about his passengers during a traffic stop for dark tint on Tiny Town
Kelly Leo Desir jailed after lying to police about stolen laptop for insurance claim
27-year-old Kelly Leo Desir reported that his Macbook Pro was stolen out of his vehicle on June 11th and filed an insurance claim with USAA stating his property was stolen. On June 26th, Desir sent a photo of the “stolen” laptop to USAA for their investigation. Their investigators used the embedded metadata from that photo to determine it was actually taken after the laptop was supposedly stolen. He admitted to the USAA investigator that the laptop was in a repair shop and was not stolen. USAA turned those transcripts over to police, who issued a warrant for Desir’s arrest.
Nicolas Hunter charged with lying to police about his “stolen” car
On the night of August 26th, Detective Headley responded to a false reports call at N. Riverside Drive. Headley was investigating a stolen vehicle reported by 23-year-old Nicolas Hunter before determining he made false statements to officers regarding his whereabouts the night the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run and reported stolen. Hunter knowingly provided false information to the police. He was additionally held on outstanding warrants out of Kentucky.
Randy Harris jailed after lying to police about who was driving during a crash
42-year-old Randy Harris was jailed on September 5th after lying to police about the details of a crash on Fort Campbell Boulevard. He told police that he was the driver during the crash, but it was later discovered that he was the passenger. Harris was trying to cover for the driver, a female with a suspended license and a warrant for burglary.
Jayvion Walker jailed after lying to police about fleeing from them
26-year-old Jayvion Walker was booked on an outstanding warrant last week. This is short series of events, with the initial incident taking place early morning on June 24th when police attempted to pull over a 2017 GMC Acadia with Walker matching the description as the driver. The vehicle evaded police rather than stopping.
Later that morning, Walker called and reported his vehicle stolen, stating that he was at home the night it was stolen and no one else had access to it. The vehicle was tracked using ON-STAR-GPS and located hours later with the keys still inside. A subpoena was issued to ON STAR for the tracking coordinates, and a warrant was secured for Walker’s phone location. The phone’s coordinates and the vehicle’s coordinates were compared. The evidence showed that Walker was at the intersection of Fort Campbell Boulevard and Dover crossing early the morning of June 24th, where the vehicle in question evaded police that same morning.
An additional interview was conducted on August 1st, but Walker still denied any involvement with the incident of the stolen vehicle, and a warrant was secured for a false report.
Dwayne Perry charged with lying to police about shooter’s identity in murder case
28-year-old Dwayne Perry was one of two individuals involved in an altercation prior to the murder of Steven Rhinehart on July 2nd. The shooter fired three 9mm rounds at Rhinehart as he attempted to leave a parking lot on Ringgold Road. Perry claimed he did not know the suspected shooter, but police later obtained evidence proving that the statements Perry provided were false and with the intent to hinder law enforcement from apprehending the person suspected of shooting and killing Steven Rinehart.
