Abston reportedly admitted to looking up the mayor's address, stating he wanted to confront him about crime in Memphis. He faces charges of attempted kidnapping, stalking, and agg

A man has been arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping and stalking the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. When police arrested 25-year-old Trenton Abston this week, they recovered a Taser, gloves, rope and duct tape from his vehicle. Police said Abston scaled a wall at the mayor’s residence on Sunday.

A man was arrested and charged on Wednesday for stalking and attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. The big picture: Recent political violence and threats against Democrats has unnerved lawmakers in a heightened partisan environment.