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 public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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