Tenn. Code § 39-13-304 : CRIMINAL OFFENSES — OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON — KIDNAPPING AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT —13-304 - Aggravated kidnapping
(a) Aggravated kidnapping is false imprisonment, as defined in §
39-13-302, committed:
(1) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter;
(2) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function;
(3) With the intent to inflict serious bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another;
(4) Where the victim suffers bodily injury; or
(5) While the defendant is in possession of a deadly weapon or threatens the use of a deadly weapon.
(b)(1) Aggravated kidnapping is a Class B felony.
(2) If the offender voluntarily releases the victim alive or voluntarily provides information leading to the victim's safe release, such actions shall be considered by the court as a mitigating factor at the time of sentencing.