MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A guy was detained with a Taser, gloves, rope, and duct tape in his car when he went to the mayor’s residence in a gated community. The man has been charged with attempting to abduct the mayor of Memphis.
Trenton Abston, 25, was charged by Memphis police on Wednesday with aggravated criminal trespass, stalking, and attempted kidnapping. According to an arrest affidavit, Abston knocked on the door Sunday night while Black Democrat Mayor Paul Young was home with his wife and kids. According to Young, his doorbell video showed that the man had a lumpy bulge in his hoodie pocket and was wearing gloves.
According to the affidavit, the man ran away when no one responded, but his face was caught on camera.
The attempt was made only a day after a well-known Democratic congressman from Minnesota was killed. The accused suspect allegedly shot and killed former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home outside of Minneapolis while posing as a police officer.
He has not retained a lawyer, according to online court records seen on Friday. Abston, a Black man, is expected to appear in court on Monday to inform the judge about his ability to hire legal representation.
According to the affidavit, Abston confessed to police investigators that he was upset with the mayor and had a Taser when he went to Young’s house on Sunday night to discuss crime in the city.
According to the affidavit, police discovered during their investigation that Abston’s car was captured on camera several times in the vicinity of Young’s house between May and June. According to the affidavit, the subdivision features security, video monitoring, a guard house, a gate, and a massive exterior wall.
According to officials, security footage reveals that Abston climbed a wall and proceeded straight to Young’s home. Police identified Abston as a person of interest in the case on Tuesday by searching law enforcement databases. According to the affidavit, they apprehended Abston at his place of employment on Wednesday after proving his identity by presenting his manager with a picture taken the evening of the incident.
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According to the affidavit, Abston made significant progress toward carrying out an abduction.
According to Young, the man leaped a wall that led into his family’s subdivision. He claimed that the man approached our house directly, knocked on the door, wearing gloves, carrying a full pocket, and acting apprehensively.
Young urged residents of his city to alter their communication and attitudes toward one another by stating that conflict must never turn violent.
None of us can be overly cautious in the current environment, particularly in light of the horrible events in Minnesota and the threats my wife and I frequently receive online, Young said on social media on Wednesday. There is no denying the connection between heated internet discourse and actual violence.
