TSU Students Kidnap, Beat Classmate: Police

NASHVILLE, TN — Two Tennessee State University students forced another into a car at gunpoint and then drove him to Centennial Park where he was beaten brutally, according to police.

Around 12:30 Tuesday morning, Ar'Mon Hickson and Robert Crisp, both 19, forced another student into Hickson's grey Mazda at gunpoint, according to a police report. Crisp remained on campus while Hickson drove the victim to Centennial Park. Once there, Hickson and a second group in another car allegedly assaulted the victim.

(For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Afterward, the victim was left at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was treated for serious facial injuries. He told investigators his clothes, cell phone and student ID were in the trunk of Hickson's car.

Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, police saw Hickson and Crisp walking towards the grey Mazda. In the trunk: clothes, a cell phone and ID as the victim described, investigators say. Officers also discovered a handgun which had been reported stolen out of Alabama.
Hickson is charged with aggravated kidnapping, theft of property and carrying a weapon on school property.

Crisp faces resisting arrest and aggravated kidnapping charges. Investigators are still searching for the people in the second car at the park.

Image via Shutterstock