TikTok dance clips of Chozen Terrell-Hannah with brightly dyed locks and dancing in Nikes contributed to his arrest in a series of armed stickups.
Chozen Terrell-Hannah (Photo: Tik-Tok)
The 22-year-old Redford Township man is held without bond for a federal court detention hearing, The Detroit News reports.
A criminal complaint describes a three-month crime spree targeting retail shops, fancy footwear and a federal investigation aided by dozens of brief videos posted to Terrell-Hannah's TikTok account "ChozenWrld," which has more than 148,000 followers and 1.6 million likes.
... He is charged with robbery affecting interstate commerce and possessing a firearm during a violent crime, charges that could result in a prison sentence of more than 20 years.
He allegedly held up a 7-Eleven in Commerce Township twice. The suspect with purple and pink hair streaks also is accused of robbing a Marathon gas station in Dearborn and a Novi tobacco shop. The spree ran from Dec. 1 to Feb. 1.
An anonymous tip reportedly steered Dearborn police to Terrell-Hannah's numerous TikTok videos. An FBI task force arrested him Wednesday at home in western Wayne County.
This week's booking mugshot (Photo: Oakland County Sheriff's Office)
Federal courts reporter Robert Snell of The News posts details:
Investigators focused on TikTok videos that showed Terrell-Hannah dancing and lip-syncing with a head of hair partially dyed pinkish purple.
They noted a Sept. 24, 2020, post that featured Terrell-Hannah dancing in white Nike tennis shoes with red accents. "These shoes are similar in appearance to the shoes worn in the above referenced armed robberies," the FBI task force officer wrote. ...
"A search of [his] residence led to the seizure of items believed to be used in the armed robberies, including a black Glock handgun, a black backpack with a floral pattern, a skeleton full body suit and white Nike tennis shoes," the FBI task force officer wrote.
Terrell-Hannah later talked with investigators. "[He] admitted to committing all four of the above-described armed robberies and acknowledged using the black backpack with a floral pattern in all four of the armed robberies," the officer wrote.
