The FBI and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, as part of the Safe Streets Task Force, are searching for a man who robbed a North Knox County bank late Monday afternoon.  The suspect entered the First Tennessee Bank located at 2120 West Emory Road at 5:47 and demanded money from a teller.  No weapon was shown.  The man fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.

Witnesses described the suspect as a white male in his late 30s to early 40s, between 5’7” and 5’8” tall with a slim build, and weighing approximately 150 pounds.  The suspect was wearing a mask, gloves, dark pants, and a black or dark gray hoodie. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 865-544-0751 or the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at 865-215-2243.

After a lengthy investigation involving local and Federal law enforcement, David Allen Scott pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on December 3, 2009 to production of Child Pornography.

Scott, who is 48 years old, had been the target of an ongoing investigation involving the U.S. Postal Inspectors and Knoxville Police Department Internet Crimes against Children Unit.  In a separate investigation involving a local child, in April of 2009, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at Scott’s house in Farragut.  In excess of 2,000 images of child pornography was recovered on his computers.  He was arrested on April 28, 2009 for possessing more than 100 child pornography images and was held in the Knox County jail on a $500,000 bond.   The FBI continued the investigation, resulting in the US Attorney’s office filing charges of possession and production of child pornography.

Scott faces 15 to 30 years when he is sentenced in April of 2010.  Scott remains in jail awaiting sentencing in April 2010.  He faces 15 to 30 years.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation into the armed robbery of Petro at 722 North Watt Road from November 15, 2009.  Detectives released these pictures of the suspect and ask that anyone with any information please call KCSO at 215-2243.

The white male described as 6 feet, thin, 170 pounds with brown hair, threatened the clerk with a black revolver and made her get on the floor while he took all the money from the cash register.  No one was harmed and the suspect was seen leaving the scene on foot through the parking lot.