MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man giving a co-worker a ride home from work at a nightclub was shot in the hand after a struggle over his gun. The victim told police he gave a man he knew as Trell a ride home after they got off work on Aug. 21, 2023. He placed his work handgun in the cupholder of his Lexus SUV during the ride. Cordarius Pearson, aka "Trell," "Hell Trell" and "Benjamin Button," picked up the gun to look at it, and a struggle ensued when the victim tried to get it back, police said. The victim ended up shot in the left hand as they struggled. Pearson told the victim he didn't mean to shoot him, but when the gun went off a second time, the victim threw it out the window on North Watkins in North Memphis. Pearson jumped out of the SUV and ran away, but left his cell phone behind, police said. Red, white but rarely blue – the science of fireworks colors, explained Only 1 state in the US completely bans consumer fireworks Suspect caught breaking into cars at shooting range: Police Every dog has its day, but it’s not the Fourth of July 7-year-old girl reported missing found dead in East TN lake He was taken into custody Tuesday and is charged with aggravated assault.