Chattanooga man arrested on kidnapping, domestic abuse charges

Christopher Lane, 20, was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated domestic assault.
Christopher Lane, 20, was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated domestic assault.
photo Christopher Lane, 20, was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated domestic assault.

RED BANK -- A Chattanooga man was arrested in Red Bank on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual battery, and aggravated domestic assault.

According to an affidavit, Red Bank police responding to reports of "loud screaming and what sounded like a physical altercation" on Monday found Christopher Lane, 20, of 4342 Shawnee Circle, yelling at a "shirtless white female" in a parking lot on Dayton Boulevard. When an officer approached, Lane ran to a nearby apartment, yelled that he "had nothing to talk to the officer about," and slammed and locked the door.

Through the door, the officer heard what sounded "like a person slamming a toilet tank cover." Lane later returned to the door and opened it. The officer detained Lane, and noticed a .380-caliber bullet lying on the floor. The woman from the parking lot told officers that Lane "was going to kill her."

Officers found the toilet tank cover slightly ajar and a Highpoint .380 semi-automatic weapon in the tank.

Lane is being held on a $190,000 bond, and he faces charges of theft and evading arrest from a separate incident. He is set to appear before General Sessions Judge Christine Mahn Sell on those charges May 13.

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