22-year-old Montavious Cotton was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Sunday on an outstanding theft warrant. The warrant alleges that he and a friend went into an auto parts store in December and approached an employee, Kevin Crowell, claiming they needed a battery but didn’t have any money. The victim was sympathetic and agreed to buy the man a battery if he could be paid back, which Montavious said he would do via CashApp. After the purchase, in a ruse of showing the employee how to use Cashapp, Montavious quickly transferred $205 from the victim’s account to his own, said he “messed up” and would pay it back later, with extra, because he “needed it”. Cotton and his friend quickly fled the store and were never seen again.
COMPLAINT: |
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ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
The victim stated the defendant and another person approached him at the auto store. The defendant then gave a story about how his vehicle was broken down on the highway and he needed a new battery but did not have any money on him. The victim agreed to pay for the battery then the defendant would use a cash app to pay him back. After the battery was purchased the victim tried to use the cash app but stated he did not know how. The defendant quickly grabbed the victim’s phone and transferred $205 from the victim’s bank account to the defendant’s bank account. The victim told him he messed up and did the wrong transfer but the defendant said he needed the money and he would pay the victim back plus a little extra the following day. The defendant and the other party quickly ran out of the store and were never heard from again. |
PROSECUTOR: |
ANTHONY T RUSSO |
SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
CHRIS SANDERS HOFSTETTER |
VICTIM: |
KEVIN CROWELL |
CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
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GS934711 | THEFT | 1000 |
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DEFENDANT: | COTTON, MONTAVIOUS D |
AKA(s): | MONTAVIOUS COTTON |
ADDRESS: | 938 VILLAGE HILLS DRIVE NASHVILLE, TN 37217 |
JMS ID: | 965508 |
CONTROL ID: | 590275 |
SEX: | M |
RACE: | BLACK |
DOB: | 04/19/1999 (22) |
ADMITTED: | 10/24/2021 05:26 PM |
RELEASED: | 10/24/2021 07:23 PM |
BOND VIA: | PRETRIAL |