News Media: Memphis Woman Sets Friend Up In Robbery And Kidnapping
A northeast Memphis woman identified as Theodora Hollis-Pitts, has been arrested by the police for setting up her friend, Lawrence Burton in a robbery and lying to the police about it. Burton and Hollis-Pitts were both reportedly robbed in an apartment complex on Edgewater in May. While it was going on, Burton’s backpack was stolen and he was pistol whipped. He was then led around a building where he was told to run before the robbers started shooting.
It was then the victim ran towards a Murphy Express gas station to the call police. Hollis-Pitts called Lawrence telling him she was kidnapped and needed his debit card pin to appease the robbers. She claimed the robbers seemed pleased and she was able to get away by dropping them off at a car wash.
In her mind, Hollis-Pitts thought she’d tricked Burton. Unfortunately for her, he’d given her the wrong code to the card. When Hollis-Pitts and two men tried to use the card at an S-Mart station, they were caught on camera together. In fact, after taking all that was valuable she tossed her friend’s bag.
Hollis-Pitts eventually told police she wasn’t a victim with Burton on Monday. She went on to confess how she helped set the whole thing up, admitting she lied to police initially and even drove the vehicle.
She is charged with aggravated robbery and filing a false report, along with tampering and fabricating evidence.
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