Catt family
An Oregon and Texas family associated with a series of bank robberies carried out while maintaining an outwardly ordinary middle-class life.
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Overview
The Catt family is the name used for the family of Ronald “Scott” Catt and his two children, Hayden and Abigail, in accounts of a series of bank robberies in Oregon and Texas. It is not a commercial brand or operating company; the subject is a family group whose public notoriety arose from criminal cases rather than from a business, product, or organization. The family’s story became notable because the robberies took place alongside an apparently conventional suburban lifestyle and because the crimes involved a father and, later, both of his adult children. Ronald Scott Catt was born in 1963 and worked as an engineer. He was married to Beth Catt, née Worrell, and the couple had two children. Beth died of breast cancer in 1997, when Hayden was five and Abigail was two. Accounts describe Scott as a devoted single father and a respected community participant in Dundee and the wider McMinnville, Oregon, area. He served as president of the McMinnville Swim Club board, while both children became honor students and members of their high-school swimming team. After his wife’s death, Scott experienced drug and alcohol addiction, unstable employment, financial pressure, and eventually the loss of his home through foreclosure. Beginning sometime between 2000 and 2002, he committed a number of bank robberies in the Portland-area region, often without his children’s knowledge. The robberies generally produced several thousand dollars each. His familiarity with banking procedures was partly informed by his father’s former work as a bank loan officer. One early target was the local bank where his father had worked. In 2010, Scott considered involving his son in a robbery. Hayden initially agreed to help but became too anxious to participate on the planned day, leaving Scott to rob the bank alone. The family later underwent a major transition when Scott relocated to Texas for engineering work in January 2012 after another period of unemployment and financial difficulty. Hayden and Abigail eventually joined him. They lived at the Nottingham Place apartment complex in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. Scott worked as an engineer designing ore-moving systems for coke plants; Abigail worked at a Victoria’s Secret outlet at Katy Mall; and Hayden sought work in hotel concierge services. The Texas robberies involved all three family members. On August 9, 2012, Scott and Hayden robbed a Comerica Bank in Harris County while Abigail waited in a green 1999 Volkswagen Jetta used as the getaway vehicle. The men wore disguises including hats, sunglasses, masks, gloves, and painters’ coveralls, and carried Airsoft pistols. On November 9, 2012, Scott and Hayden robbed First Community Credit Union in Katy. They wore orange safety vests to resemble construction workers in the area, while Abigail again acted as driver. The two Texas robberies produced approximately $170,000 in total. Investigators linked the second robbery to the family after examining surveillance footage and tracing the newly purchased safety vests to a nearby Home Depot. The siblings were identified buying the vests with Scott’s credit card. Scott and Hayden were arrested at the family’s apartment on November 9, 2012, while preparing for additional planned robberies. Abigail surrendered later that day. Oregon robberies were reportedly outside the statute of limitations by the time of the arrests, although they could still be considered during sentencing. The three family members entered plea arrangements in 2013. Hayden received a ten-year prison sentence, Abigail received five years, and Scott later pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and received a 24-year sentence. Abigail was granted parole in September 2015 after serving roughly two years and eleven months, but she was subsequently jailed again for more than a year for parole violations. In 2019, reports stated that she was expecting her first child. Hayden was released from prison in 2022 after serving his sentence. Publicly available reference material does not establish the family’s present activities or legal status beyond those reported developments.
History
The Catt family’s documented history concerns the criminal activity of Ronald Scott Catt and, later, his children Hayden and Abigail. Scott was an engineer and father of two who lived with his wife, Beth, and their children in Oregon. Beth died of breast cancer in 1997, leaving Scott to raise the children. The family continued to appear established within the community: Scott was involved with the McMinnville Swim Club, and both children were successful students and swimmers. Following his wife’s death, Scott developed drug and alcohol problems and faced periods of unstable employment. Financial difficulties intensified after he lost another job and his house was foreclosed on in 2011. Reference accounts state that he began robbing banks in the Portland-area region sometime between 2000 and 2002. The early robberies were generally committed alone and often occurred at intervals of about a year. They typically produced between approximately $5,000 and $10,000, while one early robbery produced about $2,500. Scott’s knowledge of banking routines was influenced by his father’s previous employment as a loan officer. In 2010, Scott explored involving Hayden in one of the robberies. Hayden accompanied him while casing a potential target but became too nervous to participate when the operation was scheduled. Scott proceeded without him. In January 2012, Scott moved to Texas after obtaining engineering employment. Hayden and Abigail later joined him in Katy, where the family lived in an apartment complex and maintained the appearance of ordinary working residents. The Texas phase began on August 9, 2012, with the robbery of a Comerica Bank in Harris County. Scott and Hayden entered the bank in disguises and carried Airsoft pistols, while Abigail waited in the family’s Volkswagen Jetta. The second known Texas robbery occurred on November 9, 2012, at First Community Credit Union in Katy. Scott and Hayden wore orange safety vests, apparently using nearby construction activity as cover, and Abigail again drove the getaway car. The two robberies together yielded approximately $170,000. Police connected the second robbery to the family by examining surveillance images and investigating the unusually new safety vests. Hardware-store transaction records led investigators to a Home Depot where the vests had been purchased using Scott’s credit card. Surveillance footage reportedly identified the Catt siblings. On the morning of November 9, Scott and Hayden were arrested at their apartment as they prepared for two further robberies planned for the following day. Abigail turned herself in after investigators contacted her. The earlier Oregon robberies were reportedly beyond the applicable statute of limitations when the family was arrested. They nevertheless could be considered during sentencing. In November 2013, Hayden accepted a ten-year sentence and Abigail received five years in plea arrangements involving aggravated robbery. Scott pleaded guilty the following month and was sentenced to 24 years. Abigail was granted parole in 2015 after serving nearly three years, but later returned to jail because of parole violations. Hayden was reported released in 2022. The available material does not provide a definitive account of Scott’s release or the family’s current circumstances.
- 2022
Hayden released
[1]Hayden was reported released from prison after serving his sentence.
- 2015
Abigail granted parole
[1]Abigail was reported to have been granted parole after serving nearly three years, though she later returned to jail for parole violations.
- 2013
Children sentenced
[1]Hayden received ten years and Abigail received five years in plea arrangements involving aggravated robbery.
- 2013
Scott Catt sentenced
[1]Scott pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and received a 24-year prison sentence.
- 2012
Relocation to Texas
[1]Scott relocated to Texas in January for engineering work, and his children later joined him in Katy.
- 2012
First documented Texas robbery
[1]Scott and Hayden robbed a Comerica Bank in Harris County on August 9, with Abigail acting as the driver.
- 2012
Second documented Texas robbery and arrests
[1]The family was linked to the November 9 robbery of First Community Credit Union. Scott and Hayden were arrested, and Abigail surrendered.
- 2011
Job loss and foreclosure
[1]Scott again lost his job and his house was foreclosed, contributing to the family’s move and financial pressure.
- 2010
Hayden considered participation
[1]Scott discussed a robbery with Hayden, who helped examine a potential target but ultimately did not take part in the planned operation.
- 2000
Beginning of Portland-area robbery period
[1]Reference accounts place the beginning of Scott Catt’s series of Oregon bank robberies sometime between 2000 and 2002.
Products and positioning
Not applicable as a commercial brand; the family is documented as a criminal-case subject rather than a market-facing organization.
Controversies
2012
Texas family bank-robbery spree
Scott, Hayden, and Abigail Catt were associated with two documented Texas bank or credit-union robberies that produced approximately $170,000 and preceded their arrests.
2000
Earlier Oregon bank robberies
Scott Catt was associated with a series of Portland-area bank robberies beginning sometime between 2000 and 2002. The reference material states that these offenses were outside the statute of limitations by the time of the family’s capture.
Brand decisions
2012
Family members joined Scott’s Texas robbery planOtherBackground
After moving to Texas amid financial difficulties, Scott decided to involve both children in a planned series of robberies.
Action taken
Hayden and Abigail participated in different supporting roles, with Hayden entering the institutions and Abigail serving as the getaway driver.
Aftermath
The family completed two documented Texas robberies before investigators identified their purchase of disguises and arrested them.
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