Crime & Safety
Couple Attacked At Nashville Hotel
A man was slashed and his wife pepper-sprayed by a woman who knocked on their hotel room door.
NASHVILLE, TN -- Metro Police arrested a 35-year-old woman Saturday for an attack at a Brick Church Pike hotel earlier this month.
According to a police report, Latasha Jiles knocked on the door of a room at the Kings Inn at 7:45 p.m. January 5, saying she wanted to use the phone.
When the couple said she could not, she slashed the husband in the face and pepper-sprayed the wife while attempting to force her way inside. The couple was able to close the door on Jiles, ending the attack, according to police.
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The couple was able to identify Jiles using a photo line-up, according to investigators. Jiles is charged with a two counts of aggravated assault for the attack. She was also charged with theft for allegedly stealing a car in an unconnected incident. She also has pending charges for an earlier auto and license plate theft and drugs.
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