NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two men told police a harrowing story after they survived a kidnapping in early December in Nashville by calling for help from the trunk of a car.

Metro Nashville Police say Jericco McFarland, 41, pointed a gun at two men and fired multiple shots before forcing them into the trunk of his white Ford Fusion.

“This shot struck/grazed the victim on the left leg near his ankle and continued down through the top and out the back of his tennis shoe,” arrest papers say.

McFarland was arrested Tuesday in connection with the November 16 kidnapping, which police say unfolded in the alley behind the Citgo at 701 Dickerson Pike.

Once in the trunk, one of the men dialed 911. Soon after, police allege that McFarland stopped the car along Lischey Avenue and opened the trunk w

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