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Knoxville Teenager Reports Attempted Kidnapping

By Baker Associates

A fifteen year-old Knoxville girl contacted authorities yesterday afternoon to report an attempted kidnapping that occurred shortly after she got off the school bus. According to the teen, she got off the bus at around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Gap Road and Bonny Avenue, when she noticed a dark red truck speeding toward her. She had to jump out of the path of the truck to avoid being ran over, at which point the truck abruptly came to a halt, and a man got out of the truck and grabbed the teen by the arm, attempting to pull her into the truck with him. Thankfully, the teen was able to kick the man and escape his grasp, allowing her to run home. The suspect, described as a black male with a deep voice, scraggly goatee, and yellow teeth driving a dark red mid-size pickup truck has not yet been apprehended...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on October 06, 2010 (boomark / email).