Warrants: 19-year-old beat man, stuffed a plunger in his mouth and poured bleach on him before kidnapping child
- Charles Coffman, 19, was arrested earlier this week in Knoxville after allegedly assaulting a man and kidnapping his 3-year-old daughter.
- The case followed a welfare check Sunday morning when police found the victim naked in a bathroom with serious head injuries and a strong bleach smell.
- Coffman admitted to fighting the victim, beating him with a plunger, stripping him naked, pouring bleach on him, and taking the victim’s vehicle and child.
- Coffman said his mother told him from jail to get the child, but the child’s mother denied authorizing Coffman and said she never spoke to him.
- Coffman remains jailed in Knox County with no bond set, and his bond hearing is scheduled for Friday, June 27, as the child was taken for medical evaluation.
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Teen, 19, Beats Man with Plunger, Strips Him Naked and Covers Him In Bleach, Then Takes Child, 3: Police
A 19-year-old teen in Knoxville, Tennessee is facing serious charges after he allegedly beat a man with a plunger before stripping him naked, covering him with bleach and leaving with a 3-year-old child.
Tennessee teen beat man with plunger and covered him in bleach before kidnapping child: Police
A 19-year-old from Tennessee is accused of beating a man with a plunger and pouring bleach on him before kidnapping his child. Charles Coffman has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, theft and tampering with evidence, warrants obtained by NBC affiliate WBIR show. According to the warrants, police arrived at the scene in Knoxville around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday after someone called saying they were concerned Coffm…

19-year-old beats man with plunger, covers him in bleach then kidnaps his child, police report says
A man in Tennessee is facing multiple charges after police said he beat another man, stripped him naked, covered him in bleach, then kidnapped that man’s child.
Teen assaults man with plunger, pours bleach on him before kidnapping child
KNOXVILLE, TN (LOOTPRESS) – A 19-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he beat a man, poured bleach on him, and kidnapped the man’s 3-year-old daughter. Charles Coffman has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, theft, and tampering with evidence. .ueff2956faa640ea20e3277f48f82a622 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: bl…
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