A Tennessee man is accused of kidnapping his Tinder date and trying to buy her car back for $500.
According to local outlet WREG, Elijah Darius Scott (25), from Memphis, Tennessee was booked into the Shelby County Jail Tuesday. He was charged with carjacking, aggravated robbery and employment of a weapon during a dangerous felony.
According to the alleged victim, Scott demanded money and her phone after she agreed to meet Darius. He threatened to shoot her .
Elijah Darius Scott (25), allegedly kidnapped a woman in Memphis and offered $500 to buy her car back. (Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
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Panicked, Scott fled the 2007 Kia Rondo victim, taking her purse, iPhone, and $50 in cash.
The 2007 Kia Rondo is displayed during the press preview days of the North American International Auto Show on January 9, 2007, in Detroit. (Bryan Mitchell/Stringer via Getty Images).
The victim reported the incident to police. Scott sent her a text and offered to buy her car back for $500.
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Scott is currently in jail on a $260,000 bond. He was also charged in July 2021 with being one of four men who allegedly stole $60,000 worth items from a Memphis woman’s house.
View of the Pyramid Sports Arena, Memphis, Tennessee. (Joe Sohm/Visions of America via Getty Images).
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The authorities claimed that Scott was among the three people who found the stolen goods in the house next to them. However, the charges against Scott were dropped later.
