Man kidnaps driver during carjacking, police say

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly kidnapping a driver during a carjacking.

On Sunday, March 22, 2026, at around 5:08 AM, officers responded to a kidnapping and car robbery at the Valero Gas Station located on Lamar Ave.

When officers arrived, the victim stated that as he was getting into his vehicle, an unknown man rushed to his driver’s door and forced him to the passenger side.

The affidavit says that the man, later identified as Sherrod Smith, got into the 2014 Ford F-150 and began fighting with him and took the victim’s gun…

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