South Nashville Robbery Thwarted By Kicks By From Helpful Bystander

NASHVILLE, TN — A passerby delivered a swift kick to the pants — literally — of a man trying to force an 81-year-old into the trunk of his car at knifepoint.

Metro Police say a man watched elderly shoppers exiting the Nolensville Pike Walmart on the morning of June 14 before following the 81-year-old man to his car. The suspect then grabbed the man, pulled a knife and ordered him into the trunk of his own car. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

It was then a third man pulled up in a black Ford F-150. He got out of the truck and kicked the suspect until he fled on foot towards Harding Place. Detectives want to speak to the Good Samaritan, who left before police arrived.

The suspect is described as a white man, possibly Hispanic, in his early 20s. He had short sideburns, a dark watch on his left wrist, beige clothing, light tennis shoes with new, white laces, and a flat bill ball cap.

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