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| 14-year-old with 14 prior arrests caught with loaded gun |
| 2015-01-16 |
| [MYFOXTAMPABAY] Hillsborough County deputies say they nearly had to shoot a 14-year-old who was reaching into his waistband. Another "gentle Giant" was he? Deputies say that a search revealed Dallas Robinson was carrying a gun and two magazines of hollow-point bullets. "This was a kid that was fully-loaded, ready to go," said HCSO front man Larry McKinnon. They also found that he has a rap sheet that goes back to when he was 10. Just after midnight in Tampa, near the intersection of St. James and 127th Ave., a deputy stopped Robinson because his bike didn't have a headlight. They say that Robinson ran and that the deputy struggled with him before Robinson reached for his waistband. "The only reason this deputy believes that this kid didn't get the gun and shoot him was because he got the draw on him first," McKinnon said. "Fortunately, we are not at a funeral today, either this kid's or our law enforcement deputy's." Robinson has fourteen priors starting in 2010 when he was ten. He has faced charges of carrying a concealed firearm, armed robbery and possession of drugs. "He needs to be in a program," said his grandfather, who didn't want us to identify him. Is there a "program" for 14 year olds with a dozen juvie convictions who's toting a handgun loaded with hollow-points in his waistband? I mean, besides a maximum-security prison... The grandfather says their family has no idea why the juvenile justice system has let Robinson go. As recently as 11 days ago, they say he was brought home after a stint in a juvenile assessment center for violating probation for a previous weapons charge. "They don't come back and check on the boy," said the grandfather. "Somebody comes out one time, as soon as they leave, he leaves." His grandfather says the boy's mother is looking after younger children, and has tried to keep the teen in check. But she says he sneaks out through windows even after doors are padlocked. The grandfather believes Robinson carries guns to protect himself from other people he's gotten violent with. "He needs to be in a program. That way we know where he is. He could get killed or kill somebody. Get hurt." The state's Department of Juvenile Justice says they can't comment on individual cases, ...the usual dodge... on why he has been in and out of the system so many times. However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... they say there are many other entities that have input as to how troubled teens are cared for. USF criminal justice professor Dr. Kathleen Heide says DJJ's resources are often too thin and their programs too limited. "Unfortunately, Florida has not provided enough for these kinds of situations," she said. Just what exactly is 'enough' to deal with this kid? Super-Max? I think we can spare a cell for him... Family says Hillsborough County Schools had him in a home detention program after he flunked out of 8th grade. Hillsborough County Deputies say they are hoping to be able to charge Robinson as an adult. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 @#4: Not gonna' look, but would my guess that he may resemble our current President's son, if he had one, be close? |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp7489 2015-01-16 20:45 |
| #9 Where there's life, there's hope. But I have very little hope for him. Another "Known Wolf" just waiting for his big chance in life. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-01-16 09:23 |
| #8 Nothing a double-tap to the back of his head wouldn't fix. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-01-16 09:08 |
| #7 this is why we need gun control, and gun show rules - so 14 yr olds with criminal rap sheets and weapons probations can't go and legally... buy...errr...uhhhhh nevermind |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-01-16 08:50 |
| #6 We're such an advanced civilization we'll wait for a human sacrifice or two before we do what we really know is the best for the community in this creature's case. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-16 08:37 |
| #5 "He known for carryin a gun, but no way he make it go bang, bang, baggity, bang. Him a good boy, needs a program" |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-16 06:43 |
| #4 He looks exactly like I thought he would. |
| Posted by: Woodrow Stalin1308 2015-01-16 05:16 |
| #3 There is a program, it's called Death Row. Once complete, you never commit another crime, EVER. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2015-01-16 02:57 |
| #2 Born to hang. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-01-16 00:48 |
| #1 Someone will take his ass out before long at the rate he is goin. No big loss. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-01-16 00:38 |