U of M student charged with aggravated assault
A University of Memphis student faces criminal charges for allegedly running down a parking lot attendant, sending the man to the doctor with lacerations and a back injury.
Matthew Jordan, 22, was charged with aggravated assault after he waived his Miranda Rights and admitted to officers that he struck the man with his vehicle.
The incident occurred on Sept. 4, while the victim was writing parking tickets in a lot on Poplar, according to the affidavit of complaint. Jordan, the man said, was looking for a parking space, got upset and called him names.
Jordan was driving down a row of cars when the victim said he stepped in front of Jordan’s vehicle to flag him down. Jordan slowed down, but did not stop and hit the man, the affidavit said.
The victim said he fell on the hood of the vehicle and that Jordan sped up, then hit his brakes, sending the victim to the ground, the report said.
The man was taken to a doctor in a private vehicle with lacerations and a sore back, the affidavit said.
Jordan told police he thought the victim had time to get out of the way and that he sped up and hit the brakes to get the victim off his vehicle.
Court records show Jordan was released on his own recognizance. His next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 19.