Smith County Robber Heading to Prison

TYLER – A Tyler robbery suspect has agreed to a prison term. The trial of Lance Cody Scott, 22, of Tyler had been scheduled to begin on Monday. But Scott pleaded guilty and agreed to a 30 year prison term. In 2017, he held up the AZ Food Mart on Highway 69 North. Two days later he held up the AB Country Store on Farm Road 14. In both cases, a white male entered the business, armed with a handgun, and demanded money. Scott later turned himself in at the Smith County Jail. When Scott surrendered, detectives had already obtained two arrest warrants charging him with two counts of aggravated robbery.