Blue city mayor nearly kidnapped after claiming city is getting safer: police
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Memphis mayor Paul Young targeted in attempted kidnapping shortly after defending city's safety record, with suspect arrested carrying taser, rope, gloves, and duct tape
Peter D'Abrosca joined Fox News Digital in 2025 after four years as a politics reporter at The Tennessee Star.
Police said in an announcement on Facebook that public and private security camera footage showed Abston scaling the wall to the mayor's neighborhood and walking to Young's home. He was arrested with a TASER, gloves, rope and duct tape in his vehicle. He grew up in Rhode Island and is a graduate of Elon University.
Thanks to a rapid response by MPD officers, as well as security camera footage, Abston was quickly apprehended, the department said. Follow Peter on X at @pmd_reports. Send story tips to peter.dabrosca@fox.com.
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