Insets, top to bottom: Brandi Revels, Nicholas Wray (Shelby County Jail). Background: Video showing the suspects allegedly running over a tow-truck driver in Memphis, Tennessee (Reddit/Public Freakout).
Police in Tennessee have arrested a man and woman who allegedly ran over a repo man as he was putting a car on a tow truck in an incident caught on a viral video.
Nicholas Wray, 34, and Brandi Revels, 27, stand accused of aggravated assault, the Memphis Police Department said in a press release. The tow truck driver was repossessing a 2011 Ford Fusion shortly before 8 a.m. on March 26 in the 1000 block of Cabana Way when Revels yelled for Wray to “hurry up,” cops said. As the repo man hooked up the car to tow it away, Wray came running into the picture, the video showed.
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The victim slid under the vehicle behind the passenger front wheel well to hook up the car to his tow cables. That’s when Wray allegedly turned the car on and hit it in reverse, running over the tow truck driver’s head. He rolled around on the ground, writhing in pain and screaming.
“Ahhh!” he yelled. “Oh my God! You ran over my f—ing head!”
Wray drove away as Revels looked on, cops allege.
Officers obtained arrest warrants for the pair and took them into custody on March 28.
Video of the shocking incident has gone viral on social media. The repo man had placed a camera on his tow truck facing the car he was trying to repossess, which is how the video showed the incident unfold.
Both suspects remain at the Shelby County Jail as of Monday morning. Wray has a $60,000 bond while Revels’ bond is set at $15,000. Their next court date is scheduled for Tuesday.
The victim was able to stand up after Wray allegedly ran him over and is expected to recover, cops said. He posted pictures of his injuries on Facebook. The injuries appeared to be superficial.
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