20-year-old Jaiwon Beasley was caught after assaulting Dominyk Celeone and Julianna Hobbs on August 13th. Officers were dispatched for an assault, and when they arrived, they spoke with Dominyk Celeone, Julianna Hobbs, and another unnamed witness to the crime. They informed officers that the witness was friends with Beasley and had agreed to let him stay at the apartment for a short time. Beasley, however, was only there for a day and began getting aggressive with the others. When the unnamed witness arrived home at the apartment, he accidentally grabbed Beasley’s pants, which angered him. Beasley allegedly began yelling and escalated the situation, saying that he was going to kill them all. This was when Julianna Hobbs told Beasley that he needed to leave. In response to hearing this, Beasley began punching her in the face. Hobbs then attempted to defend herself while Beasley punched her in the face and shoulder, which led to Beasley’s shirt being ripped. After this, Celeone tried to get Beasley off of Hobbs, which led to them fighting.
Celeone was also aware of a knife being on the bed, so he tried to keep it hidden while he blocked punches from Beasley. Celeone informed officers that his arms began to hurt from blocking punches, so he lowered them. After doing this, Celeone claimed that Beasley landed a punch on his face and his ribs. This caused Celeone to feel out of breath for a second, prompting Beasley to begin going for the knife. Celeone then attempted to block the knife with his leg. Despite this, Beasley grabbed the knife and opened it before swinging it at Celeone. Celeone tried to grab the knife; however, the knife grazed his stomach, which left an injury.
Celeone then grabbed the knife away from Beasley and claimed that he kicked Beasley off of him. After this, Celeone hid the knife on the couch. However, when officers spoke with Hobbs, she claimed that she saw Beasley grab the knife before leaving the apartment. Hobbs also said that she saw Beasley swing the knife towards Celeone. Hobbs informed officers that she also noticed that her three medications were missing and believed that Beasley had taken them. When officers searched Beasley’s property, they found the medications in his belongings. Due to the injuries sustained and statements made, Beasley was deemed the primary aggressor, and a warrant was issued. Beasley was later found on the following day and was taken into custody for assault, theft of property, possession without prescription, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on August 14th.
Jaiwon M. Beasley was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on August 13th, charged with assault, theft, drug possession without prescription and assault with a deadly weapon. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $15,000.
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