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Senator's Daughter Victim of Carjacking

By Baker Associates

For whatever reason, carjacking offenses seem to be frequenting the headlines as of late. A carjacking recently dominated the news in East Tennessee when it was the first act allegedly committed by the defendants in the Christian-Newsom murders in Knoxville in order to kidnap the victims. More recently, the daughter of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker was the victim of a carjacking while traveling to her family?s apartment in the Washington D.C. area. She apparently stopped at an intersection when she was approached by someone, dragged from her Chevy Tahoe, and thrown to the ground. The suspects then drove off in the Tahoe, but it was found later that night and the suspects were arrested. Carjacking is appropriately classified under the ?robbery? offenses in Tennessee?s criminal code...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).