25-year-old John Barchard was seen attempting to jump into oncoming traffic while intoxicated near I-24 East on June 12th. When officers arrived on the scene, they noticed Barchard making a jumping motion as if he was going to jump into oncoming traffic on the interstate. When officers asked what he was doing, he stated, “I love Jesus!” before he was immediately placed in handcuffs. Officers noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from him before locating two sets of car keys on him. One set of keys was to a vehicle that had broken down near the area. During the investigation, Officers deemed the keys belonged to Sean Tugnon, the vehicle’s owner. Tugnon told officers that Barchard was driving with him from downtown to somewhere else, and the car broke down. Barchard was then questioned by officers and admitted to drinking a lot and also admitted to taking acid. Based on Tugnon telling officers Barchard was driving, the smell of alcohol coming from Barchard, and his admittance to taking drugs and alcohol, Barchard was deemed to be the driver and taken into custody. When officers arrived at the booking with Barchard, he began to tense up to prevent officers from escorting him, asking several times what was going on. After the officers explained what was happening again, he continued to tense up. Barchard admitted to driving and was charged with DUI, disorderly conduct, and implied consent.
John Baker Barchard of Southeast 166th Street in Summerfield, FL, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on June 12th, charged with DUI. He is free on a $3,000 bond.
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[…] 34-year-old Sean Tugnon was seen attempting to jump into oncoming traffic while intoxicated with John Barchard near I-24 East on June 12th. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed Tugnon and Barchard walking down the highway’s right shoulder and noticed Barchard making a jerking motion as if he were going to jump into the traffic lane. Barchard and Tugnon then walked towards officers, making contact with them. Officers immediately noticed Tugnon’s bloodshot, watery eyes, as well as him being unsteady on his feet, before noticing the apparent smell of alcohol coming from him. Officers then spoke with Tugnon, asking him what was going on, to which he replied that his vehicle had broken down and that they had just started walking around. Tugnon told officers that Barchard was driving his vehicle when the vehicle had broken down. Tugnon was then taken into custody by officers for his safety as officers deemed him too intoxicated to be near the interstate. Tugnon was transported to a safer location to speak with officers. Tugnon stated that Barchard had come up from Florida and that he wanted to show him Nashville. Tugnon also told officers that they had left downtown, and his vehicle had broken down on his way to Shelbyville. Officers located the vehicle’s keys on Barchard and noticed the vehicle was registered to Tugnon. Tugnon was then taken into custody and charged with DUI. Barchard was also taken into custody and charged with DUI, disorderly conduct, and implied consent. […]
[…] 34-year-old Sean Tugnon was seen attempting to jump into oncoming traffic while intoxicated with John Barchard near I-24 East on June 12th. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed Tugnon and Barchard walking down the highway’s right shoulder and noticed Barchard making a jerking motion as if he were going to jump into the traffic lane. Barchard and Tugnon then walked towards officers, making contact with them. Officers immediately noticed Tugnon’s bloodshot, watery eyes, as well as him being unsteady on his feet, before noticing the apparent smell of alcohol coming from him. Officers then spoke with Tugnon, asking him what was going on, to which he replied that his vehicle had broken down and that they had just started walking around. Tugnon told officers that Barchard was driving his vehicle when the vehicle had broken down. Tugnon was then taken into custody by officers for his safety as officers deemed him too intoxicated to be near the interstate. Tugnon was transported to a safer location to speak with officers. Tugnon stated that Barchard had come up from Florida and that he wanted to show him Nashville. Tugnon also told officers that they had left downtown, and his vehicle had broken down on his way to Shelbyville. Officers located the vehicle’s keys on Barchard and noticed the vehicle was registered to Tugnon. Tugnon was then taken into custody and charged with DUI. Barchard was also taken into custody and charged with DUI, disorderly conduct, and implied consent. […]