Escambia Man Gets 20 Years For Robbing Cab Driver

November 28, 2011

An Escambia County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the robbery of a cab driver in 2010.

Terrence Scott, 20, was sentenced  by Circuit Judge Nicholas Geeker to 20 years in state prison for his November 9th conviction by an Escambia County jury for robbery armed with a firearm. The sentence carries a 10 year mandatory minimum under Florida’s 10-20-Life law.

On August 2, 2010, the carjacking victim had been unpacking his rental car at the Howard Johnson motel on Pensacola Boulevard, when Scott approached him and asked to borrow his cell phone. Scott next asked for a cigarette, and the victim handed him one. Moments later, Scott pulled out a silver handgun and instructed the victim to empty his pockets. The victim told Scott he did not have anything in his pockets.

Scott replied, “I will shoot you, man.” Scott struck the victim’s head with the gun, then told him to start the car and open the car trunk. The victim complied. When Scott ordered the victim to get inside the trunk, the victim refused, fearing he would be killed. Scott jumped into the car and drove away. A little more than 24 hours later, on Wednesday, August 4, Scott crashed the stolen car and abandoned it in a back yard in a residential area, while being pursued by Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies.

Scott fled the car on foot and was captured by the deputies within minutes of the crash. The handgun Scott had used in the carjacking was found behind the driver’s seat of the rental car.

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4 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets 20 Years For Robbing Cab Driver”

  1. Rick on November 28th, 2011 3:38 pm

    People keep talking about these criminals serving “all” of their sentences. as if they are being turned loose after a year or so. The law in Florida: If you are sentenced to State Prison, you WILL serve a MINIMUM of 85% of your time behind bars, the remaining time spent on supervised probation. Prisoners still earn gain time but it CANNOT be used to release them before they serve their 85%. In this case the dirtbag will serve 85% of 20 years before he is eligible for supervised probation (parole). Right around 17 years.

  2. Char on November 28th, 2011 8:43 am

    The Cab driver was very lucky to have escaped this at all, good thing
    he knew not to be taken to a second location. You just know he will
    never be able to forget his experience.

    God Bless him.
    Thanks Judge

  3. Dan on November 28th, 2011 8:27 am

    I hope this punk serves the FULL 20 years!

  4. dick tracy on November 28th, 2011 6:50 am

    Thank you Judge Geeker for removing this trash!

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