MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A man has been charged after stealing an 18-wheeler and kidnapping the driver at a Marathon gas station on Lamar Avenue on February 9.
According to the affidavit, James Smith and another man knocked on the door of an 18-wheeler, but the driver refused to let them in. The second man then fired a shot or two, shattering the passenger’s side window.
The man with the gun shot the driver several times in the head while demanding money and searching the truck. Smith then got into the driver’s seat and started driving the truck to the Lamar and Airways area.
The report said they stopped and took the truck driver out, taking away his Seiko Watch, wedding band, iPhone 7, driver’s license and credit card. The driver said he was then taken to an unidentified home, where Smith and another man held him against his will for several hours while discussing whether they wanted to kill him. or not and what they want to do with the stuff in the back of the truck. .
They eventually released him and the trailer was found at South Third and Weaver with his belongings still inside.
The report states that officers were called on February 15 when Smith was trying to shop some items from Walmart on Winchester. When officers made the scene Smith was standing next to the stolen truck and he was taken into custody.
Smith was charged with more serious crimes of robbery and kidnapping.
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