Arthur Carver

Name:
Carver, Arthur Lane

Date of Booking:
04/02/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Disorderly Conduct

Officer’s Narrative:
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On 04/01/2025 at about 19:54 hours I, Deputy R. Hammontree, and Deputy Maddox were dispatched to [1400 BLOCK] Sitton Rd S in reference to a physical disturbance between Arthur Carver Jr and [VICTIM #1].

Before my arrival, Murray 911 advised me that Arthur had left the residence by walking down Sitton Rd, and it was unknown which way he had gone. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and shorts along with black shoes. I drove down to the intersection of Sitton Rd S and Smyrna Church Rd and made contact with Arthur. When I was speaking to him, he made a motion with his hands pointing at his ears and his mouth motioning that he could not hear or speak. I then grabbed a notepad and a pen so we could communicate with each other in regard to the situation that took place. Arthur motioned with his hands that his mom woke him up to eat and drink and later people were yelling at him while he picked up something heavy. The rest was not coherent or could be understood of what happened. I then asked him if he could read lips and understand what I was saying and he acknowledged that he did understand and that was when I asked him to enter the back of my patrol vehicle and return to his residence.

After our arrival, I left Arthur in the back of the vehicle to keep all the involved parties separated and spoke with [VICTIM #1], he advised that he and his wife live next door to Arthur who is located on the other side of the driveway from the residence of this incident took place. [VICTIM #1] advised when he heard the commotion, was when he walked over to see what was going on. He stated that Arthur was attempting to lift up a heavy-duty laundry container and was struggling to do so. He told Arthur to set it down and not to attempt it. He stated that was when Arthur became highly upset and flipped him off, pushed him walked away, and left the residence. I asked him what his relation was to Arthur and he advised that he is his brother-in-law.

I then spoke to his mother [WITNESS #1] and she advised that Arthur has behavior issues and drinks a lot of alcohol. She advised that when he drinks he becomes aggressive and his anger amplifies when he has alcohol in his system. She stated when he gets mad he tries to lift up heavy objects and yells and screams. [WITNESS #1] advised that after Arthur was screaming and yelling, that was when [VICTIM #1] came over to her house to see what was going on. She said [VICTIM #1] attempted to calm Arthur down while he was trying to lift the heavy-duty container. She stated that was when Arthur became highly upset and flipped off [VICTIM #1] and pushed him out of the way so he could leave.

That was when I left Deputy Maddox inside the residence to go back outside to see what information I could obtain from Arthur. I motioned to Arthur if he had been drinking alcohol and he showed me with his hand with his thumb and index finger which symbolizes a little bit. I then asked him if he had flipped anyone off and pushed them. He motioned with his hands as if someone was yelling at him and he used his hand to motion at his upper lip and curved down to his chin as if he was symbolizing a goatee “[VICTIM #1] had a goatee facial hair”. I asked him if he pushed [VICTIM #1] and flipped him off and he said that he did. I then placed him in handcuffs while checking for proper fitting and double-locking them. Arthur was transported to the Murray County jail and was turned over to booking staff without incident. I signaled to Arthur the best I could of why he was arrested and he appeared to understand the situation. Arthur was charged on County Ordinance 42-1 Disorderly Conduct on TK#50043.

[End of Narrative]