Employees of the Keurig Dr. Pepper Beverage Company were at the SJJ Market on 40th Ave North, repossessing two drink coolers that were leased by the store’s owner, 36-year-old Mina Ibrahim. During the repossession, Ibrahim became verbally aggressive and attempted to physically stop the repossession. Ibrahim then retrieved a metal rod, and as the situation escalated even more, Ibrahim pulled a pistol on the employees. The victims left and notified police, who located the metal pipe and a located 9mm handgun at the store. Ibrahim was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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2nd man arrested in boyfriends vs. car lot pepper spray incident after car repo
28-year-old Masi Kingston is now the second person arrested and charged in the December assault of a car lot employee. Police say he and his boyfriend, Mandrekus North, participated in an assault on a car salesman just days before Christmas. After a repossession, unable to handle the confrontation on his own, North left the car lot to come back with Kingston, who is alleged to have pepper-sprayed the victim before they both fled the scene. Kingston was identified via a lineup and is jailed with a hold from Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Couple charged with pepper-spraying car salesman after car repossessed, 1 in custody
Metro Police say Mandrekus North and Masi Kingston participated in an assault on a car salesman just days before Christmas. Unable to handle the situation on his own, North left the car lot to come back with Kingston, who is alleged to have pepper-sprayed the victim before they both fled the scene.