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Woman sentenced in armed robbery of north Lethbridge gas station

Jan 7, 2020 | 12:11 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A woman from Lethbridge will spend two years and one day in prison.

Tila Bailey Scout, 27, was charged in connection to an armed robbery at the Circle K/Esso gas station on the 300 block of Bluefox Boulevard North on August 16, 2019.

Court heard that she brandished a gun and demanded cash from the clerk while a man stationed himself at the exit. The pair left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The clerk was not injured.

She pleaded guilty on December 20, 2019, to charges of robbery, disguised during the commission of an offense, and the use of an imitation firearm to commit an offense.

In addition to being handed a global sentence of two years and one day, Scout also faces a firearms prohibition.