Motorist forced to drive to ATM to pay suspects

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 29-year-old man was charged with robbery and kidnapping after he allegedly forced a motorist to drive to an ATM.

Metro police responded to a gas station on Fesslers Lane on Nov. 11 in reference to a robbery.

The victim told officers he was driving along Interstate 24 East on his way to work and took the exit ramp to Fesslers Lane when a black Nissan Maxima cut him off.

Two people allegedly followed the victim to the gas station, exited the vehicle, and accused the victim of damaging their car. They demanded the victim pay for the damages, according to the victim’s report to police.

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Metro police identified one of the suspects as Cordarius Dashaun Clark, 29, of Antioch.

Clark forced his way into the victim’s car and demanded he drive to an ATM to get the money, before forcing the victim to drive to another gas station, according to the affidavit.

Officials said the victim stopped his vehicle, took a picture of the license plate on the suspect’s vehicle, and tried to run away.

Clark then assaulted the victim, with the victim sustaining visible injuries to the face and body, authorities reported.

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Clark grabbed the victim’s phone, wallet, and money, and forced the victim to delete any photos before smashing the phone on the ground and running away, according to Metro police. The photo was retained on a cloud-based service.

Officials said Clark was taken into custody on Wednesday, Nov. 29 after detectives saw him driving on Murfreesboro Pike.

Clark was booked into the Metro jail and charged with aggravated kidnapping, robbery, vandalism, and evidence tempering. He is currently being held in lieu of $117,500 bond.

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