An attempted robbery of an armored vehicle carrying valuables that leaves a man dead sounds more like something that would happen in a movie than something that would occur in the small town of Whitsett, North Carolina; however, that is what happened as some people of the small town looked on.
But it gets more bizarre: According to the Greensboro News and Record, the alleged robber who was shot and killed was awaiting trial for another similar charge – planning a previous armed vehicle robbery.
The Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased suspect as 26-year-old Devonte Eugene Scott of Albemarle, North Carolina.
There’s been a lot of discussion nationally in recent years as to whether the courts are letting accused criminals out of jail too easily. At the time of the alleged robbery attempt in Whitsett, Scott was free on a $40,000 bond after being charged with felony conspiracy to rob an armored truck in another case.
The Sheriff’s Office hasn’t identified the shooter, but it seems very likely it was a guard for the armored vehicle.
According to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at about 9:15 a.m. deputies responded to a call regarding an attempted robbery of a Brinks armored truck in the Stoney Creek Village parking lot at 6307 Burlington Road in Whitsett.
While responding to the call, deputies received updated information that a shooting had occurred.
When they arrived, the officers found the alleged attempted robber dead from a gunshot wound.
This is the second time this month that officers responding to a call learned in route that there had been a shooting. Last weekend, they responded to a “loud party” call in the middle of the night and learned on the way, on that call too, that someone had been shot and arrived – and they found a deceased man upon arrival there as well.
According to the Sheriff’s Department, “This appears to be an isolated incident, and there is no immediate threat to the community.”
Investigators are currently trying to unpack the nature or what transpired and the Sheriff’s Office isn’t saying much about the ongoing inquiry.
Anyone with information related to the incident is being encouraged to contact Detective J. Wright at 336-641-5971 or call Guilford County Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.
Good. Courts aren’t working.
Courts work. In this country, you don’t go to jail until proven guilty unless you can’t afford bail. That is just how it work. It isn’t political. It is the nature of the system we have in place.
What do you propose doing to change it? lock up all people without due process of law? If that were the case, Trump would have been in jail a long time ago.
That is not true. You can be placed in jail. If you kill someone do you believe they should be granted bail. I say no bail for felonies.
So Trump should have been tossed in jail?
No, they do not. Those that go through it regularly manipulate the system to their advantage. Ask any retail employee if their employers even prosecute shoplifting anymore. Lowes, Home Depot, Ross dress for less. Try it for a few weeks. everywhere you go. This is why so many businesses are failing. Even in the fast-food industry. Ordering and paying. Eating the meal. Complaining and getting money returned to them. Criminals have learned to use the system against the innocent as well in cases of domestic altercations. I myself was almost a victim of several no-good people trying to manipulate the system to the point. They were on our farm. drinking and fishing at 9:00a.m. and I am the one that was facing felony charges for kidnapping stated by investigating officer because I stated{I wasn’t moving my truck from the gate till I knew who they were and how they found out about this pond out in the country. Since they knew I had a side arm. Told officer I pulled and pointed at them. Luckily for me I am pretty well known through the courthouse and law enforcement due to being a scout leader and growing up in the community.
Out on 40k bond for doing the same thing. What a dumb a–. Karma is hell.
Jv, keep in mind that in a number of cases involving bod the defendant only has to put up 10% of the levied bond, so in your example, the required amount is only 4k. Add to it they will most likely get a very much reduced sentence and then early release. The justice system (if you can call it that) is rapidly turning into a joke.
Justice has been served in spite of the woke court system that we have. I’m glad that no innocent persons were hurt.
Do they have a description of the car the suspect was driving? Could it be same one that shot a Brinks driver in Statesville?
Vigilante & Kangaroo Court Justice is not justice. Innocent people have died by these means.
This is a classic example of what can happen when liberal prosecutors and liberal judges are too lenient with criminals. Thanks to these liberal attitudes that’s why we continue to have violence occurring all over the country.
Just so I’m clear: murder is a measured and appropriate response to attempted robbery?
ABSOLUTELY. AND a bill for the ammunition used to dispatch the thug should be sent to his immediate next of kin.
Just so I’M clear…If you are trying to rob me and I defend myself instead of letting you take my hard earned property and you die as a result, SELF DEFENSE (not murder but self defense) is NOT an appropriate response?
Yes. If your threatened with a weapon Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
One way ticket to hell, redeemable immediately.
Remember. . . .the victim didn’t have a clue that he was about to be shot dead, so he reacted like anyone would in those circumstances. See Alan Marshall’s post below.
One less thug to worry about
Only one way to fix stupid and it appears it was a success this time.
“You can’t fix stoopid”. You are born that way. You can fix ignorance.
Thank Joshua Stein for low bails. He has not been tough on crime. He will be the same as governor. Vote for Mark Robinson. You voted for him for Lieutenant Governor. Let’s now make him our governor. Joshua Stein is not a true North Carolinian.
TermLimits, don’t you find it convenient that the backlog of unsolved cases just HAPPENED to get cleared in time for the election?
And don’t believe a word of those lies in the commercials against Mark Robinson! Lying seems to be quite acceptable to the dems, as long as they are telling them!
Devonte just couldn’t wait to commit another crime.
As the police used to say about such cases, “Exceptionally cleared, in the field….” Unfortunately, the instances of “curbside justice” will become more prevalent unless more resources are devoted to hiring and adequately training more law enforcement and courts rigorously incarcerating criminals
Needless to say, low or no bail, especially in serious cases is not “justice”. It would be interesting to see the record of of this suspect.
Maybe the city council will now have more money to increase police salaries. . . now that certain council members and their family and friends have gotten funds for their programs. If it were me, I’d double the police force and put half of them in east Geekboro.
Usual suspect, kill em all, don’t waste money on a trial, Chris, you’re an idiot.
The IS an immediate threat to the community. It’s called liberal judges.