A Nashville crime spree took a harrowing turn for an Amazon delivery worker when a repeat offender, known to law enforcement as a convicted felon, struck again. Carl Jerome Hamilton, already bearing the weight of 105 charges since 2007, is now accused of the early morning sexual assault and kidnapping of the 25-year-old woman. The incident unfolded in a mailroom on President Ronald Reagan Way, where the delivery worker faced her nightmare at roughly 4 a.m.

According to the Metro Nashville Police, Hamilton forced the worker into the mailroom, closed the door behind them, and conducted his vile assault. The police report states that after raping her, Hamilton coerced the woman into her own vehicle and proceeded to a nearby ATM on Murfreesboro Pike. Using her debit card, he withdrew $100 before driving her around for an excruciating hour and then deserting both her and the delivery vehicle.

The joint efforts of Central Precinct detectives, South Precinct officers, and Special Victims Unit detectives led to Hamilton's rapid apprehension. Insights gained through surveillance footage from the apartment complex proved crucial. The building manager, already acquainted with Hamilton from prior trespassing arrests on the property, could identify him by name.