Man who attempted to kidnap Mayor Young indicted federally
Trenton Abston (right) appears in Judge Taylor Bachelor’s courtroom on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The man who recently pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has now been charged federally.
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Trenton Abston Memphis Mayor Paul Young U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee Michael DunavantAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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