Woman robbed, shot after man steals car with her inside: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a woman was kidnapped, robbed, and shot in the leg last month when a man stole a vehicle while she was still inside.
Charlton Blue, 36, is charged with especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, carjacking, employment of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, and two counts of aggravated robbery.
On March 22, police say a man reported that he was sitting with a woman in a parked GMC Acadia on Trigg Avenue in the Soulsville area.
A man, later identified as Charlton Blue, approached him and pointed a black handgun at him, reports state. The victim didn’t speak English, so he did not understand what Blue was saying.
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Blue then started signaling the victim to get out of the car. When the victim got out, Blue took his phone before driving off with the woman still inside.
Shortly afterward, Blue stopped the car. According to reports, he took the woman’s phone and $700 in cash before shooting her in the left leg.
MPD says Blue got out of the car and left the scene on foot.
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The female victim drove the car back to the original scene and waited for police.
On March 26, officers say that Blue’s fingerprints were retrieved from inside the driver’s side door handle. The victim identified Blue in a lineup as the person responsible.
Blue is held in jail on a $175,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning.
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