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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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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.

·Nashville, United States
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Warrants: 19-year-old beat man, stuffed a plunger in his mouth and poured bleach on him before kidnapping child

Charles Coffman faces charges for allegedly attacking a man and kidnapping his child in Knoxville.

·Phoenix, United States
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KPNX broke the news in Phoenix, United States on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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