Man arrested for felony vandalism of Catholic charity building
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man is being held in the Metro Jail on a felony charge after he reportedly destroyed parts of a Catholic charity building.
According to an affidavit from the Metro Nashville Police Department, officers responded to a call regarding an irate person “actively destroying items on the property” of a Catholic charity on Monday, April 22 on Lea Avenue.
When they arrived, they saw Napoleon Meredith on the roof of the building. Upon accessing the roof of the building, officers said they witnessed Meredith destroying an air condition unit.
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Officers approached Meredith, telling him to come out from behind the unit, which he ignored, but they were able to approach him.
Upon approach, Meredith put his hands behind his back but became “passively resistant by tensing up and interlocking his hands together and not staying still,” according to the affidavit.
The building manager told officers Meredith had damaged two A/C units, one metal hood vet, two wooden doors and six ceiling tiles.
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Meredith was booked into the Metro Jail, where a Davidson County Sheriff’s Officer reportedly discovered that Meredith had two dollar bills containing a white powdery substance on him.
He is currently being held on a $12,500 bond for vandalism between $2,500 and $10,000, resisting arrest and contraband within a penal institution.
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