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Chaos erupts at salmon-colored Memphis home as woman allegedly lures victim to backyard before he's stripped, shot and beaten by four suspects including 'one-legged Jay'

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Toledo, J. (2026, September 27). Chaos erupts at salmon-colored Memphis home as woman allegedly lures victim to backyard before he's stripped, shot and beaten by four suspects including 'one-legged Jay'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16164209/memphis-home-robbery-bailey-jobin-joseph-polk.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-27 · by Jack Toledo
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In Memphis on September 23, a man was lured to a salmon-colored house by Bailey Jobin and driven there by Joseph Polk. Upon arrival, the victim was beaten and shot by four suspects, including one known as 'one-legged Jay.' Police arrested Polk after he fled from a stolen vehicle; he faces multiple felony charges including especially aggravated robbery and employment of a firearm during a dangerous felony. Jobin is also charged with especially aggravated robbery.
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On September 23, a man was lured to a salmon-colored home on Pope Street in Memphis by a woman named Bailey Jobin. Joseph Polk brought the victim to this location, where he was met by four suspects, including a man known as 'one-legged Jay.' The men demanded repayment for money they had lent him to buy a vehicle valued between $2,500 and $10,000. The victim was forced to strip naked and taken into the backyard, where he was beaten and shot in the right thigh by Polk with a handgun. Other suspects then proceeded to beat him, knocking out several teeth before fleeing. The victim later went to Baptist East Hospital for treatment. Jobin and Polk are facing charges including especially aggravated robbery and employment of a firearm during a dangerous felony.

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Action News 5 Baptist East Hospital Daily Mail Memphis Tennessee

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Polk PERSON · 8× Jay PERSON · 4× Jobin PERSON · 4× Bailey Jobin PERSON · 2× Joseph Polk PERSON · 2× Memphis GPE · 2× Action News 5 ORG · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× One-legged Jay PERSON · 1× Tennessee GPE · 1×

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Polk faces charges of especially aggravated robbery, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm, theft of property valued between $2,500 and $10,000 involving a motor vehicle, evading arrest and driving without a valid driver's license.
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🔮 Both suspects were expected to appear in court on Friday.

Claims (29 extracted, 11 hedged)

A man was allegedly lured by a woman to a home in Tennessee where he was stripped naked, beaten and shot by four suspects, including a man he only knew as 'one-legged Jay. uncertain
he → lure → Jay
' Bailey Jobin, 23, and Joseph Polk face several felony robbery charges in connection with the horrific incident in Memphis on Wednesday, according to Action News 5. uncertain
Jobin → face → News
The unidentified victim claimed he was lured to a salmon-colored home on Pope Street by Jobin and was brought there by Polk on September 23. asserted
he → claim → September
However, a man the victim knows only as 'one-legged Jay' and two other suspects arrived demanding money they lent him which he used to purchase a vehicle. asserted
he → know → vehicle
'One-legged Jay' and the other men allegedly forced him to strip naked and ordered the victim to go into the backyard of the house. uncertain
Jay → force → house
The victim said he told the men: 'You're going to have to kill me here,' before Polk allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot him in the right thigh, according to police records cited by the outlet. uncertain
Polk → say → outlet
The other two suspects allegedly began punching him in the face, knocking out several of his teeth. uncertain
suspects → begin → teeth
After the vicious assault, the victim went to Baptist East Hospital, where he was met by investigators and identified the alleged suspects. asserted
he → go → suspects
Bailey Jobin, 23, (Pictured) and Joseph Polk face several felony robbery charges in connection with the horrific assault in Memphis on Wednesday, where a man claimed he was stripped, beaten, and shot. asserted
he → picture → Wednesday
Jobin allegedly lured the victim to the home Polk was accused of shooting the victim in the leg. uncertain
Polk → lure → leg
He was allegedly one of four suspects at the home that day including another assailant only known as 'one-legged Jay' to the victim Investigators determined Polk was the alleged shooter and began tracking him down. He was located after cops said they spotted him driving a black 2013 BMW matching a prior report of a stolen vehicle. uncertain
him → include → vehicle
Officials initially tried to pull him over, but he fled. asserted
he → try → him
He was later spotted again standing outside the parked stolen car. Cops were able to make contact with him and positively identify him before placing him under arrest. He was taken in for questioning but allegedly admitted to being heavily under the influence of multiple intoxicants and was deemed incompetent to render a statement, according to the outlet. uncertain
He → spot → outlet
Polk faces charges of especially aggravated robbery, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm, theft of property valued between $2,500 and $10,000 involving a motor vehicle, evading arrest and driving without a valid driver's license. asserted
Polk → face → license
Jobin has been charged with especially aggravated robbery. asserted
Jobin → charge → robbery
Both suspects were expected to appear in court on Friday. asserted
suspects → expect → Friday
The other alleged suspects, including 'one-legged Jay,' have not been arrested. asserted
suspects → allege → Jay
In 2024, Polk was accused of assaulting an officer while fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle before crashing into multiple cars, leaving two people hospitalized. asserted
Polk → accuse → people
The victim said he told the men: 'You're going to have to kill me here,' before Polk allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot him in the right thigh, according to police records Jobin has been charged with especially aggravated robbery and was expected to appear in court on Friday He was allegedly behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Silverado when he reversed into the passenger door of a police car during a traffic stop. An officer was in the passenger seat and tried to escape but was pinned between the door and frame, according to records cited by Fox 13. uncertain
officer → say → Fox
Officials said Polk fled, speeding through a red light before losing control and smashing into multiple vehicles. asserted
Polk → say → vehicles
He allegedly tried to run off but was quickly taken down by police. uncertain
He → try → police
Jeremy Taylor, a witness at the scene of the crash, said he saw the accident unfold: asserted
accident → say → crash
'I was going down the street and [saw] the car chasing the truck.' asserted
car → go → truck
'I picked my daughter up and came back and he had wrecked out and hit somebody else car. asserted
he → pick → car
We [saw] him flying. asserted
him → see → ?
He was probably doing 80, maybe 100 past us. asserted
He → do → us
I had to pull over and get out of the way.' asserted
I → have → way
Polk faced charges of aggravated assault on a first responder, evading arrest, theft of property, speeding, disregarding a red light, reckless driving and driving without a license. asserted
Polk → face → license
At the time of his arrest, he had warrants for evading, burglary and property theft, according to court documents. uncertain
he → have → documents
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