A Maury County couple surrendered at police headquarters on assault warrants issued this afternoon charging them with attacking Nashville music producer David Brainard and his friend, Deborah Deloach, on Demonbreun Street in the early morning hours of September 27th.
Dustin Carl Hargrove, 30, of Old Highway 50A in Columbia, is charged with one count of felony aggravated assault and one count of misdemeanor assault. His wife, Nichole M. Hargove, 30, is charged with one count of misdemeanor assault.
Dustin and Nichole Hargrove became the primary suspects through the work of Midtown Hills Precinct Detective Anthony Chandler and tips provided to Nashville Crime Stoppers. Detective Chandler traveled to Columbia today and made an unannounced visit to the Hargroves. They both acknowledged their involvement in this case.
The investigation revealed that the Hargroves had come to Nashville on September 26th to attend a wedding, the reception for which was held at the Country Music Hall of Fame. At 1 a.m. on the 27th, Brainard, 40, and Deloach, 33, were in a crosswalk in the 1500 block of Demonbreun Street when an Infiniti sedan almost struck Deloach. The victims reported that Nichole Hargrove got out of the Infiniti and began screaming at Deloach and Brainard. The altercation became more heated, during which Dustin Hargrove is alleged to have gotten out and grabbed Brainard around the neck, causing him to lose consciousness and fall to the pavement. Nichole Hargrove is alleged to have grabbed Deloach’s hair and forced her to the ground. Dustin Hargrove is alleged to have then put his leg into Deloach’s chest, pinning her.
A judicial commissioner set Dustin Hargrove’s bond at $7,500. Nichole Hargrove’s bond is set at $1,000.
