21-02-2025
Victim robbed of $1K after duped by Facebook scam
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man robbed a victim of $1,000 in cash at gunpoint after luring him to a Whitehaven apartment complex to view a car listed on Facebook Marketplace last year, Memphis Police say.
Jeremy Robertson, 27, is charged with aggravated robbery and is now in jail on a $153,500 bond.
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On April 19, 2024, police say a victim reported that he was robbed at gunpoint by two men at the Mill Creek Apartments on 4547 Watermill Drive.
The victim claimed he met up with a man he knows as 'Montrell' regarding a car listed on Facebook Marketplace.
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'Montrell' is accused of luring the victim to the apartments by telling him the person who had the car would meet them there. After 30 minutes, the victim says an unknown man approached him and put a black semi-automatic handgun to his chest.
That is when police say the suspect told the victim to 'give it up' while Montrell allegedly reached into his pockets and took $1,400 in cash from the victim. The second suspect saw a gun in the victim's wristband and took it, police say.
Both suspects then left the scene together on foot.
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On April 22, 2024, the victim gave police a statement and identified Jeremy Robertson as 'Montrell' in a six-person photo lineup.
Robertson is scheduled to appear in court on Monday morning.
On September 11, 2024, Robertson was charged with assault. He is accused of slapping his supervisor after being fired from DHL for 'poor performance.' His bond was set at $3,500.
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