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One day after the mayor Paul Young of Memphis praised a drop in crime in the city, a man was arrested for allegedly tracked down and tried to remove it.
Trenton Régton, 25, was arrested on Wednesday and accused of attempted removal, harassment and criminal intrusion against Young, according to the Memphis police department (MPD).
Police said in an advertisement on Facebook that images of public and private security cameras had shown Régston the scaling of the wall in the mayor’s district and heading for the home of Young. He was arrested with a taser, gloves, a rope and an adhesive tape in his vehicle.
Trenton Régston, 25, was arrested for hunting and attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis Paul Young on June 18, 2025. (Sheriff’s sheriff’s office of Shelby)
Thanks to a rapid response from MPD officers, as well as to security cameras sequences, Recon was quickly apprehended, the ministry said.
“We understand the concerns raised by this incident and want to reassure the public that the Memphis police service remains fully attached to the safety of all residents, including elected officials from our city,” said the police service. “We take any potential threat seriously and will continue to act quickly and thoroughly.”
According to County of Shelby, Tennessee The prison files, Régton remains behind bars on Friday, and its deposit has not yet been evaluated. It is not known if he has a lawyer, and the office of the public defender of the county of Shelby could not be joined to comment.
The suspect was arrested one day after Young went to X to defend the city after the comments of sports analyst Stephen A. Smith, who said that NBA players did not want to play Memphis due to security problems.
Memphis, TN – April 25: The mayor of Memphis Paul Young poses for a portrait in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for the Washington Post via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
“The people of Memphis are a big sporting city – big fans, great people – but there is an element there where cats like Jimmy Butler and others do not have the impression that it is the safest environment,” said Smith during the publishing Tuesday of “First Take” on ESPN.
“I speak to the local authorities of Memphis. You have to clean some of these things because it is dissuasive for the NBA players. They talked about it. I know. They told me. That’s all I say.”
The comment triggered the backlash of the star of Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant and Young.
“Talking more the Grizz than the finals [laughing emoji] Wit these [cap emoji] Ahh sources, “Morant posted on X.” Instead of focusing on the performance we have seen by JDUB / Shai, TJ / Siakam, how this series takes place. We say the negative SUMM on a city / team at the national level. “”
JA MORANT # 12 Grizzlies Memphis dribble the ball during the match against Miami Heat on April 3, 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. (Issac Baldizon / NBAE via Getty Images)
Young also weighed on X.
“Stephen called us a big sports city-facts,” he said. “The best fans in sport? Train. The people of Memphis?” Save. “
“But what is missing is that crime is considerably decreasing in 2024 and 2025. We are not only talking about change, we deliver it. Memphis increases and we have the figures and the heart to prove it.”
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Tangle of ramps for the interstate interchange I-40 around the Renasing Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. (Ron Buskirk / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
He also thanked the Memphians and more for defending the city and invited Smith to come to Memphis, where he is welcome “at any time”.
The Young Office and the Sheriff’s Sheriff Bureau of Shelby did not immediately return the requests for comments.
MPD said security images were not available at the exit.
Scott Thompson de Fox News contributed to this report.
