In Memphis on September 23, a man was lured to a salmon-colored house by Bailey Jobin and driven there by Joseph Polk. Upon arrival, the victim was beaten and shot by four suspects, including one known as 'one-legged Jay.' Police arrested Polk after he fled from a stolen vehicle; he faces multiple felony charges including especially aggravated robbery and employment of a firearm during a dangerous felony. Jobin is also charged with especially aggravated robbery.
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On September 23, a man was lured to a salmon-colored home on Pope Street in Memphis by a woman named Bailey Jobin. Joseph Polk brought the victim to this location, where he was met by four suspects, including a man known as 'one-legged Jay.' The men demanded repayment for money they had lent him to buy a vehicle valued between $2,500 and $10,000. The victim was forced to strip naked and taken into the backyard, where he was beaten and shot in the right thigh by Polk with a handgun. Other suspects then proceeded to beat him, knocking out several teeth before fleeing. The victim later went to Baptist East Hospital for treatment. Jobin and Polk are facing charges including especially aggravated robbery and employment of a firearm during a dangerous felony.
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A man was allegedly lured by a woman to a home in Tennessee where he was stripped naked, beaten and shot by four suspects, including a man he only knew as 'one-legged Jay.
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Bailey Jobin, 23, and Joseph Polk face several felony robbery charges in connection with the horrific incident in Memphis on Wednesday, according to Action News 5.
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The unidentified victim claimed he was lured to a salmon-colored home on Pope Street by Jobin and was brought there by Polk on September 23.
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However, a man the victim knows only as 'one-legged Jay' and two other suspects arrived demanding money they lent him which he used to purchase a vehicle.
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'One-legged Jay' and the other men allegedly forced him to strip naked and ordered the victim to go into the backyard of the house.
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The victim said he told the men: 'You're going to have to kill me here,' before Polk allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot him in the right thigh, according to police records cited by the outlet.
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The other two suspects allegedly began punching him in the face, knocking out several of his teeth.
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After the vicious assault, the victim went to Baptist East Hospital, where he was met by investigators and identified the alleged suspects.
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Bailey Jobin, 23, (Pictured) and Joseph Polk face several felony robbery charges in connection with the horrific assault in Memphis on Wednesday, where a man claimed he was stripped, beaten, and shot.
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Jobin allegedly lured the victim to the home
Polk was accused of shooting the victim in the leg.
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He was allegedly one of four suspects at the home that day including another assailant only known as 'one-legged Jay' to the victim
Investigators determined Polk was the alleged shooter and began tracking him down.
He was located after cops said they spotted him driving a black 2013 BMW matching a prior report of a stolen vehicle.
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Officials initially tried to pull him over, but he fled.
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He was later spotted again standing outside the parked stolen car.
Cops were able to make contact with him and positively identify him before placing him under arrest.
He was taken in for questioning but allegedly admitted to being heavily under the influence of multiple intoxicants and was deemed incompetent to render a statement, according to the outlet.
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Polk faces charges of especially aggravated robbery, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm, theft of property valued between $2,500 and $10,000 involving a motor vehicle, evading arrest and driving without a valid driver's license.
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Jobin has been charged with especially aggravated robbery.
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Both suspects were expected to appear in court on Friday.
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The other alleged suspects, including 'one-legged Jay,' have not been arrested.
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In 2024, Polk was accused of assaulting an officer while fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle before crashing into multiple cars, leaving two people hospitalized.
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The victim said he told the men: 'You're going to have to kill me here,' before Polk allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot him in the right thigh, according to police records
Jobin has been charged with especially aggravated robbery and was expected to appear in court on Friday
He was allegedly behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Silverado when he reversed into the passenger door of a police car during a traffic stop.
An officer was in the passenger seat and tried to escape but was pinned between the door and frame, according to records cited by Fox 13.
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Officials said Polk fled, speeding through a red light before losing control and smashing into multiple vehicles.
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He allegedly tried to run off but was quickly taken down by police.
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Jeremy Taylor, a witness at the scene of the crash, said he saw the accident unfold:
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'I was going down the street and [saw] the car chasing the truck.'
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'I picked my daughter up and came back and he had wrecked out and hit somebody else car.
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We [saw] him flying.
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He was probably doing 80, maybe 100 past us.
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I had to pull over and get out of the way.'
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Polk faced charges of aggravated assault on a first responder, evading arrest, theft of property, speeding, disregarding a red light, reckless driving and driving without a license.
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At the time of his arrest, he had warrants for evading, burglary and property theft, according to court documents.
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