Marzjahn Beach at preliminary hearing in carjacking case
A man who said he was carjacked near a dog park in Chattanooga on May 1 testified Tuesday that he picked Marzjahn Rivers Beach out of a photo lineup.
General Sessions Court Judge Clarence Shattuck bound to the Grand Jury charges against the 18-year-old Beach of carjacking, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Kevin Dossett said he and Dedrick Haslerig had been to Planet Fitness and he was about to head back to Nashville when he halted at a stop sign at the corner of Paw Trail and Belleview Avenue.
He said a black male came up to the passenger side of his Hyundai Elantra and told him to "Give me everything you've got." He said the man was armed with a black semi-automatic pistol that he aimed at him.
The witness said he was then ordered out of his vehicle and told to lie on the ground.
He said his wallet and cell phone were taken, and the gunman drove off in his car. He said he was joined by another black male who had approached the passenger side of the vehicle as well as a third person.
Mr. Dossett said he recognized a fourth person at the dog park because they had played football together at Tyner. That person left in a gold Altima.
Beach, who was a receiver for the Brainerd High football team, is also charged in a carjacking in Knoxville.