Man accused of trying to kidnap mayor had list of other officials’ names
Trenton Abston, right, appears in Judge Taylor Bachelor’s courtroom June 20. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A man accused of attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young also allegedly possessed a list with the names of other local public officials as well as their spouses and children.
The list was discovered in a storage unit the accused man, Trenton Abston, owns, according to testimony from Memphis Police Department Sgt. Lucas McNair during a Tuesday, June 24, bond hearing for Abston.
It’s unclear what the list was for, but McNair said it included five names. He did not identify the officials who were listed.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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