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Suspect in fatal downtown Chattanooga shooting had long criminal history


  photo  Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Darryl Roberts
 
 

A man charged in connection with the killing of a 38-year-old Chattanooga businessman has an extensive criminal history, court records show.

Darryl Roberts, 57, was arrested on a warrant Friday, according to an affidavit in the case. Roberts had previous felony convictions that should have barred him from having a gun, court records show.

He faces a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Chris Wright late Thursday night.

Roberts’ bond was set at $5 million, according to jail records.