A man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for the 2020 fatal shooting of a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior who was protecting his girlfriend during an alleged robbery.
Demoss, Ackerman Charged In Murder, Robbery Of UTC Student Tanner Holman Saturday, February 6, 2021
In the incident, Chattanooga Police responded at 12:42 a.m. to a report of a person shot in the 800 block of East Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The UTC student was dead at the scene.
Demoss was taken into custody in Cleveland, Tn., through the collaborative efforts of the Cleveland Police Department, the Chattanooga Police Department Homicide Unit, the Chattanooga Police Department Fugitive Unit and the U.S. Marshals.
Ackerman was taken into custody in Lake County, Fla., through the collaborative efforts of the Lake County Sheriff s Department and the Mount Dora Police Department. He will be extradited back to Chattanooga.