A Memphis woman is facing an attempted murder charge after police say she tailed her boyfriend to a north Memphis deli on May 31, hit him with her car, and then pulled a gun on him. Officers say 42-year-old Candy Thomas struck the man hard enough to knock him to the ground and injure his elbow before allegedly pointing a handgun at him. She is charged with attempted first-degree murder, domestic assault, and aggravated assault, and is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning.
Police account
According to Memphis police, Thomas followed the man to the 100 block of North Manassas Street outside Manassas Market & Deli, threatened to kill him, and tried twice to hit him with her vehicle, ultimately knocking him to the pavement, as reported by WREG. Officers say witnesses provided a vehicle description that helped them track Thomas down on Adams Street, where she was stopped and arrested. Prosecutors have charged her with attempted first-degree murder, domestic-assault bodily harm, and aggravated assault, according to the report.
Where it happened
The confrontation unfolded outside Manassas Market & Deli on the 100 block of North Manassas Street. Business directories list the deli at 156 N Manassas St, a spot in the Uptown area that city planners and the Community Redevelopment Agency have been eyeing for grocery and mixed-use redevelopment in recent years. See Restaurantji for the deli listing and check out Uptown Memphis ghost block teases comeback for background on the broader redevelopment push.
Witnesses and arrest
Witnesses told officers the vehicle that struck the victim was a white Lexus and that the man suffered an elbow injury when he was hit. Police say Thomas then went to her trunk, pulled out a black handgun, and pointed it at him before leaving the scene. Investigators report that Thomas was later identified in a six-person photo lineup and taken into custody on Adams Street. Bond had not been set at the time of the report, and Thomas is due back in court Monday morning, according to WREG.
What the charges mean
In Tennessee, attempted first-degree murder is charged using the state’s criminal-attempt statute together with the first-degree murder statute. That pairing allows prosecutors to seek serious felony penalties, depending on how the offense is classified and the defendant’s prior record. Court opinions and statute summaries detail how T.C.A. §§ 39-12-101 and 39-13-202 are used in attempted-murder cases and how sentencing ranges are set. For background on those statutes and related case law, see guidance from Tennessee courts.
Court filings will spell out how prosecutors plan to proceed. We will monitor the Shelby County docket for new filings and update this report as the case moves through court.
