Chattanooga Police arrest Brink’s truck robber
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Police arrested a man responsible for robbing a Brink’s armored truck guard.
CPD identified the robber as 30-year-old Kodi Johnson.
The robbery happened on Monday, January 16 at around 10:40 a.m. It happened at 8714 East Brainerd Road.
Kodi Johnson / Hamilton County Jail
The guard just left a business with a bag of money when Johnson ran up with a gun. He then demanded the bag of money, CPD explained.
That guard then shot at Johnson twice, striking him. However, police say Johnson left the scene in a getaway car.
Later, CPD learned that a man showed up to a local hospital with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening. Officers went to the hospital and determined that the person shot matched the description of the robber.
Chattanooga Police found the getaway vehicle, which was recently reported stolen, abandoned on Hickory Valley Road.
Investigators served arrest warrants to Johnson and charged him with the following:
- Aggravated robbery
- Unlawful possession of a firearm
- Criminal conspiracy to commit robbery
CPD says the investigation is ongoing as they attempt to identify and locate the getaway driver.
They ask anyone with information on this incident call 423-698-2525.
