Memphis Mayor Avoids Kidnapping; Man Arrested

Police this week arrested a man accused of stalking and attempting to kidnap Memphis, Tennessee, Mayor Paul Young at his home, CBS News reports.

The Memphis Police Department announced in a press release that Trenton Abston, 25, was arrested after scaling a wall in Young’s neighborhood and approaching the mayor’s house, where he was caught on a doorbell camera. 

“Young looked at his Ring doorbell video and observed the unknown male wearing a hoodie and gloves standing at the door,” a police report obtained by a CNN affiliate reads.

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