Crime & Safety
Woman Brought Tot To Drug Deal: Nashville Police
A Nashville woman is accused of bringing a young child with her to a drug deal and then trying to sneak crack into the jail in her bra.
NASHVILLE, TN — A 31-year-old Nashville woman brought a young child with her to sell $30 in crack to a police informant, according to an arrest report.
Cherrelle Franklin was busted August 17 for selling drugs to a confidential informant. Detectives say she had a child under the age of five with her at the time. The child's relationship to Franklin was not disclosed.
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As she was being booked into the Davidson County Jail, sheriff's deputies allegedly found 1.5 grams of crack and 1.3 grams of powder cocaine in her bra.
She is charged with various drug offenses, possession of contraband in a penal institution and child endangerment.
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