On August 31st, at 6:11 a.m., 27-year-old Spencer (Samuel) Barnhill was seen stealing an electric scooter from the Morgan House Residential Hall on the Vanderbilt University campus. Campus surveillance footage showed Barnhill using Fiskars branded bolt cutters to cut a cable lock off the scooter and then steal it. Barnhill then left the bolt cutter at the scene of the crime. Through investigation, officers found that Barnhill was homeless, and his prints matched the ones on the bolt cutter. Barnhill was later found at the intersection of Blakemore and 23rd Avenue South riding a bicycle that morning and carrying a long set of bolt cutters.
On September 2nd, officers were dispatched to the Vanderbilt Stevenson Center for a person who was possibly intoxicated. When officers arrived, they located Barnhill leaning over his knees with his head on the ground. It was then found that Barnhill had outstanding warrants out of Hickman County. Barnhill was then taken into custody for 2 counts of criminal trespassing and possession of burglary tools.
Spencer (Samuel) Thomas Barnhill was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on September 2nd, charged with possession of burglary tools and two counts of criminal trespass. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $4,000.
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