Memphis Mayor Paul Young was the target of stalking and attempted kidnapping on Wednesday at his Tennessee residence. The man charged with the crimes, including aggravated criminal trespassing, is Trenton Abston,

The man accused of trying to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young appeared in court for the first time but did not enter a plea.

Police say a man has been charged with an attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis after he went to the mayor’s house over the weekend and was later arrested with a taser, gloves, rope and duct tape in his vehicle.