Bagged lady assaults bag lady

A repeat DUI suspect is free on bond following her most recent arrest. Tuesday night, officers were summoned to the Kroger at 1113 Murfreesboro Road after employees called to report customer creating a disturbance inside. Sharon Wilder, 56, reportedly began yelling at an employee monitoring the self-checkout area for not bagging her groceries. Responding officers determined that Wilder was impaired, and found her vehicle parked up on a curb outside of the store. In fact, officers discovered that Wilder’s vehicle was still in drive. 

Sharon A. Wilder 
Date of Birth: 01/29/1956 
613 Pembroake Lane 
Franklin, TN 37064 

Wilder, charged with DUI – 2nd Offense and Violation of the Open Container Law, is free on a $7,500 bond. 

At the time of this arrest, Wilder had a pending court date for her DUI arrest on 08/20/2013. In that case, she drove through a fence and into her neighbor’s Pembroake Lane yard before going back inside her home. In that case, Wilder was charged with DUI, Reckless Driving, Leaving the Scene of a Crash, and Failure to Report a Crash.

He had a hammer, and was hammered

Franklin – Saturday morning at 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance call after witnesses reported seeing an intoxicated man chasing someone with a hammer at The Dwell Apartments, 100 Reliance Drive. Arriving officers located 24-year-old Ben Menefee, still wielding the hammer, and learned that Menefee had intentionally crashed his vehicle into the side of another vehicle, retrieved a hammer from his apartment and returned to the scene where he proceeded to smash out the windows on the victim’s vehicle before chasing him through the parking lot. The victim was not injured during the incident. 

Ben Menefee 
203 3rd Avenue South 
Franklin, TN 37064 

Menefee, who is free on a $21,500 bond, was charged with DUI, Violation of the Implied Consent Law, Aggravated Assault, and Felony Vandalism.

Drive Drunk, Get Nailed 

Beer: the slippery slope

As many as 20 additional police officers will hit Franklin streets this weekend with one mission: to detect and arrest impaired drivers. A Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant will be used to pay overtime to officers participating in the city-wide operation aimed at keeping Franklin streets safe. 

MADD statistics, like “One in three people are involved in a DUI-related crash in their lifetime,” and “Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens; one out of three of those involve alcohol,” are sobering reminders of the dangers that drinking and driving pose. 

DUI saturation patrols start tonight, and Franklin Police want to take an opportunity to encourage responsible driving throughout this weekend. If you get behind the wheel of a car and are caught driving impaired, the ride to jail that we give DUI offenders costs, on average, $10,000. 

DUI – the $10,000 ride home 
Drive Drunk, Get Nailed

Booze it, lose it

On the evening of Friday, 03/15/2013, the Franklin Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at Mack Hatcher Boulevard near Spencer Creek Road. 

Last year, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office awarded the Department with a $50,000 grant to use for anti-DUI initiatives including DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, training, and equipment. Overtime for officers working this checkpoint will be paid by that grant. 

According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, impaired driving and impaired-related crashes constitute one of the nation’s leading health problems. These events result in more deaths each year than do total homicides, and alcohol is a factor in 33% of all crashes in the United States. 

Get drunk, get nailed

A repeat DUI offender was taken off of the street over the weekend after an officer on patrol recognized the driver as someone who did not have a valid driver’s license. John Creswell, 49 of Franklin, was stopped at 4:55 Saturday morning at on Columbia Avenue. Creswell was found to be impaired, and arrested for DUI – 3rd Offense. Creswell was also charged with Driving on a Suspended License. He is free on an $8,000 bond and due in court on 03/21/2013 at 2:00 pm. 

John E. Creswell 
Date of Birth: 12/12/1963 
1592 Birchwood Circle 
Franklin, TN 37064 

Get drunk, get busted!

An alert citizen notified dispatchers of an erratic driver in the area of Mack Hatcher Boulevard and Hillsboro Road in Franklin yesterday just after 11:00 am. The citizen was able to get a vehicle description, as well as the license plate and relayed that information to responding officers. Investigators located 29-year-old Justin Locke, asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby Mapco and determined him to be under the influence. 

Justin Timothy Locke 
Date of Birth: 09/26/1982 
410 Ramblewood Lane 
Nolensville, TN 37135 

Locke was charged with his 3rd DUI and Violation of the Implied Consent Law. He is free on a $5,000 bond and is due in court on 09/20/2012 at 2:00 pm. 

According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, impaired driving and impaired-related crashes constitute one of the nation’s leading health problems. These events result in more deaths each year than do total homicides, and alcohol is a factor in 33% of all crashes in the United States. 

Tigerish at the Tiger Mart

Monday at 2:50 am, Franklin Police officers were summoned to the Tiger Mart, 449 Cool Springs Boulevard, to check on an impaired couple. The woman in the driver’s seat, 35-year-old Tonya Gendreau of Clarksville, was arrested for DUI after officers determined that she was impaired. 

The passenger, 25-year-old Spencer Hill of Brentwood, became combative at the scene, telling officers who were attempting to detain him that he may have a gun. After a brief struggle, Hill was taken into custody. While on his way to jail, he repeatedly directed racial slurs at the arresting officer, and told the officer that he was going to put a bullet in him. No weapon was found on Hill at the time of his arrest, although he did tell the arresting officer that he is a gun collector. 

Gendreau, charged with DUI, is free on a $1,500 bond. Hill, charged with Public Intoxication and Resisting is also free on a $1,500 bond. Both are due in court 09/13/2012 at 2:00 pm. 

Franklin Police conducting DUI checkpoint on Friday

On the evening of Friday, 08/24/2012, the Franklin Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at Hillsboro Road and Poteat Place. 

Last year, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office awarded the Department with a $50,000 grant to use for anti-DUI initiatives including DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, training, and equipment. Overtime for officers working this checkpoint will be paid by that grant. 

According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, impaired driving and impaired-related crashes constitute one of the nation’s leading health problems. These events result in more deaths each year than do total homicides, and alcohol is a factor in 33% of all crashes in the United States. 

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