Chattanooga Man Gets 10 Years In Federal Prison For Robbing Financial Services Firms

  • Thursday, September 8, 2022
Dejuan Scott
Dejuan Scott

A Chattanooga man who robbed multiple financial services firms just prior to the COVID-19 outbreak has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

Dejuan Scott, 25, appeared before Judge Curtis Collier.

Scott earlier pleaded guilty to unlawfully disrupting commerce in three of the cases.

They are Ameritrust Financial Services at 3910 Reagan Lane in Ooltewah on Nov.

15, 2019, Quick Credit at 1408 Gunbarrel Road on Dec. 28, 2019, and Cash Express at 7431 East Brainerd Road on Jan 3, 2020.

Police said Scott was caught in early January 2020 just before he was about to commit another such robbery.

He was initially charged in state court.

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