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Escambia Man Gets 15 Years For Robbing Taxi Driver
May 26, 2011
An Escambia County man was convicted of the late 2010 robbery of cab driver.
State Attorney Bill Eddins said Thursday that Melvin Tyrone Dixon was convicted of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon by an Escambia County Jury. Judge Nickolas P. Geeker sentenced Dixon to 15 years in state prison.
On November 20, 2010, Darrell Vincent, a Yellow Cab taxi driver, was called to pick up Dixon at the intersection of Fairfield Drive and Mobile Highway. When Dixon got in the front seat, he immediately pulled a knife and demanded Vincent’s wallet and ATM card.
Then Dixon ordered Vincent to drive him to the bank so he could withdraw money with Vincent’s ATM card. Before arriving at the bank, Vincent located a Tom Thumb with several people outside where he pulled in to seek help.
One of the individuals present was off-duty Escambia County Deputy Ronnie Whiddon, who was able to take control of the situation until other deputies arrived.
Dixon was then arrested.
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