A man who was found with Tasser, rope and adhesive tape was accused in the neighborhood by chasing and trying to kidnap the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
Trenton Abston, 25, is being held in Shelby County Prison without sponsorship or bonds listed and the appearance of the court scheduled for Friday, according to prison records.
The Memphis Police said in a statement that Abston was charged with an attempt to kidnap, chase and strict criminal assault. Police said they believed it was targeting Paul Young.
“At the time of his arrest, the officers, Tasir, gloves, a rope, and a sticky tape of his car, said.”
It was not clear whether Abston had a lawyer. The General Defender Office of the region did not immediately respond to the request for comment.
The police initially believed that the suspect was going from the door to the door in a sub -section that included Young’s house in East Memphis on Sunday evening.
Police and Young said that the security video shows that someone is expanding a wall to the sub -division and then walking directly to Young’s house.
“We now know that he walked directly to our house, knocking on the door with gloves, full pocket, and nervous behavior,” Young said in a statement.
Officials said many of the accident were on a security camera video, although the police did not separate what happened after the infiltrator came to the door.
The police administration tried to reassure the population this week that it is aware of the prominent political violence in the country and is ready to fight it.
“We understand the concerns raised by this incident and want to reassure the public that the Memphis Police Administration is still fully committed to the safety of all the population, including officials elected in our city,” he said on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Vance Potter, 57, was accused of death in a fight The argument for elected officials who started in the twin cities area in Minnesota.
The authorities accused him of impersonating law enforcement, shooting at the representative of a democratic state and her husband, and another legislator’s injury to the state and his wife.
Young said in his statement that it was time to double the efforts made to preserve the civil political debate.
“In the climate today, especially after the tragic events in Minnesota and the threats that I receive my wife and I often receive online, none of us can be very careful,” he said.
“Let’s raise our speech, reduce hatred, and protect each other – regardless of our beliefs,” he said. “Let’s recover our strength as one community. Let’s choose love.”
