What started as days of taunting at a Cane Ridge Parkway Shake Shack ended with a teenage employee in the emergency room and a Nashville man in handcuffs, according to police.
Metro officers this week arrested 31-year-old Deandre Jenkins in connection with an August 3, 2025, assault that left a 17-year-old worker with a broken nose and a hospital visit.
What the police say
According to WSMV, officers say Jenkins lingered at the Cane Ridge Parkway Shake Shack for hours on August 3, allegedly harassing the teen and repeatedly trying to start a fight. The 17-year-old told police this was not a one-off encounter and that similar harassment “had been going on for multiple days,” the report states.
A witness reported that the situation turned violent after the teen pushed Jenkins away, at which point the defendant allegedly began striking the worker, according to the station’s account of the incident.
How the assault unfolded
An arrest affidavit quoted by WSMV says the teen told officers Jenkins had a metal chain and was “whirling it around” while staring at him as he worked. The affidavit states that Jenkins then began punching the teen, who told police he “felt something metal hit his face.”
Medical staff treated the 17-year-old at the TriStar Century Farms Emergency Room for a broken nose, according to the report.
Charges and court records
Court dockets list Jenkins as charged with felony aggravated assault and felony aggravated child endangerment, and note that the filings were submitted on Sunday, according to the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk’s public case search. The clerk’s online portal currently shows the charges but does not list a bond amount or an arraignment date in the public entry.
Why the arrest come months later
Prosecutors and detectives often spend months collecting statements and evidence in workplace cases that involve minors, which officials say can account for the gap between an August 2025 attack and charges being filed the following year. Metro Nashville’s public crime reports show aggravated assault as a regularly reported violent offense in Davidson County, a backdrop authorities say shapes how investigations are prioritized.
Jenkins now faces the two felony counts as the case moves through criminal court, with additional filings and hearing dates expected to appear in the clerk’s online system.
