Nationwide — Two African American males, Main Damage, 40, and Martez Rodgers, 32, from Memphis, Tennessee, have been arrested and charged after allegedly beating and choking a UPS supply driver over an undelivered bundle. The assault left the driving force unconscious.
In line with WLBT, the incident occurred on January twenty eighth in Whitehaven, when the UPS driver seen a automotive following him whereas making deliveries. When he stopped on Hancock Drive, the automotive blocked him from leaving.
Damage and Rodgers obtained out and confronted the driving force. Rodgers, armed with a handgun, demanded a bundle that was speculated to be delivered to his house on Goodhaven Drive. Rodgers then allegedly beat him within the head whereas Damage choked him. The sufferer misplaced consciousness throughout the assault.
Police arrived and located the driving force with extreme head and face accidents, and his uniform soaked in blood. He was taken to Regional One Hospital for remedy, the place he acquired stitches for his wounds.
Investigators recognized Rodgers by way of his supply handle, linking him to the assault. Damage was later linked attributable to his reference to Rodgers.
Each males face expenses of aggravated assault and tried first-degree homicide. They had been booked into Shelby County Jail on Sunday and are set to seem in courtroom on Tuesday.
