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Florida authorities confirmed the arrest of Jason Robinson of 37 years accused of killing and burying his girlfriend. The suspect will also face justice after attacking an officer who tried to handcuff him at his residence in Polk County , about 50 miles from Orlando.
Robinson’s mother was the one who contacted with the Auburndale police around 8: 30 pm on Saturday. In that call, the woman confessed that her son had told her that he had killed his girlfriend.
A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived at the couple’s motorhome for a routine check . Robinson provided him with a false name and date of birth, as it later emerged from the police report.
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The The sheriff’s office confirmed that officers recognized Robinson because they had seen a photograph of him before arriving at the scene. “ When the officer began to detain Robinson with handcuffs, the man violently attacked the officer. Robinson managed to take away the radio and the taser gun and also tried to strangle him, “they said from the police office.
The authorities explained that two witnesses came in help from the agent and they helped handcuff Robinson. When more officers arrived on the scene, they saw that there were two chairs and a small table on a pallet by the door of the motorhome. At that time they also noticed that there was “freshly removed earth on the pallet “, something that made the agents who had moved to that place.
It was at that moment that they discovered the body of the victim buried under the pallet. Robinson was arrested on charges including first degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, and assault on a law enforcement officer.
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“I can no longer express my gratitude to the two witnesses who intervened to help my officer during a violent fight with a very dangerous man. If they hadn’t gotten involved, and this could have been a lot worse than it already is. I would also like to extend our condolences to the victim’s family, ”said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
Robinson has been incarcerated four times in a state prison since 2005. The last time it was released was in January 2021 . The man has now been known to have “an extensive criminal history” in Illinois, Delaware, Mississippi and North Carolina.