AMIAS BERNARD ROBINSON - 2 yo (2010) - Charlotte NC
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AMIAS BERNARD ROBINSON - 2 yo (2010) - Charlotte NC
by twinkletoes on Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:48 pm
Man arrested in fatal shooting of 2-year-old
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Ellis Eugene Royster
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested a 23-year-old man late Tuesday in the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy on Eastbrook Road in August, after dropping a murder charge against another man.
Amias Bernard Robinson was shot when caught between two groups arguing in front of a house in the 5800 block of the road.
Investigators said Amias was sitting in his stroller at the time, and he was not the shooter's intended target. The person taking care of Amias was trying to avoid the gunfire when the boy was hit, police said.
Police arrested Ellis Eugene Royster without incident at his home late Tuesday in the same block of Eastbrook Road.
Royster was at the scene of the shooting and voluntarily went to police headquarters to be interviewed by homicide detectives at the time, police said this morning. He wasn't charged in the shooting in August because a witness identified Alvin Alexander, 35, as the shooter, police said.
This week, detectives reinterviewed seven witnesses and three other witnesses who had yet to come forward.
Police said they dropped the murder charge against Alexander after a witness who'd identified Alexander as the shooter was reinterviewed this week and recanted his story. The witness told detectives that Royster was the shooter. A witness interviewed for the first time this week also identified Royster as the shooter, police said.
In 2009, Royster was sentenced to 20 days in jail and a year's probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon, court records show.
He has separate charges pending from 2009 for carrying a concealed weapon, marijuana possession and driving 52 mph in a 35-mph zone.
Anyone with information in the August shooting case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600, or call 704-432-TIPS and ask to speak directly to homicide detective Abbott.
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
Ellis Eugene Royster
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested a 23-year-old man late Tuesday in the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy on Eastbrook Road in August, after dropping a murder charge against another man.
Amias Bernard Robinson was shot when caught between two groups arguing in front of a house in the 5800 block of the road.
Investigators said Amias was sitting in his stroller at the time, and he was not the shooter's intended target. The person taking care of Amias was trying to avoid the gunfire when the boy was hit, police said.
Police arrested Ellis Eugene Royster without incident at his home late Tuesday in the same block of Eastbrook Road.
Royster was at the scene of the shooting and voluntarily went to police headquarters to be interviewed by homicide detectives at the time, police said this morning. He wasn't charged in the shooting in August because a witness identified Alvin Alexander, 35, as the shooter, police said.
This week, detectives reinterviewed seven witnesses and three other witnesses who had yet to come forward.
Police said they dropped the murder charge against Alexander after a witness who'd identified Alexander as the shooter was reinterviewed this week and recanted his story. The witness told detectives that Royster was the shooter. A witness interviewed for the first time this week also identified Royster as the shooter, police said.
In 2009, Royster was sentenced to 20 days in jail and a year's probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon, court records show.
He has separate charges pending from 2009 for carrying a concealed weapon, marijuana possession and driving 52 mph in a 35-mph zone.
Anyone with information in the August shooting case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600, or call 704-432-TIPS and ask to speak directly to homicide detective Abbott.
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Re: AMIAS BERNARD ROBINSON - 2 yo (2010) - Charlotte NC
by twinkletoes on Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:51 pm
Research has shown that eyewitness identification is the most unreliable of any evidence. Yet, many jurisdictions continue to use it.
Progressive LE agencies do not rely on it unless it is substantiated by other reliable, factual, evidence.
Progressive LE agencies do not rely on it unless it is substantiated by other reliable, factual, evidence.
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Re: AMIAS BERNARD ROBINSON - 2 yo (2010) - Charlotte NC
by Watcher_of_all on Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:33 am
Charges dropped against man in toddler's death
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Police have dropped charges against a Charlotte man arrested in the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in his stroller earlier this year after a witness changed his statement.
A murder charge was dropped Tuesday against 35-year-old Alvin Alexander.
Police said Amias Bernard Robinson was sitting in his stroller when he was shot Aug. 12 during an argument between two groups. The child was not the intended victim, police said. The boy died several days later.
Police said a man who identified Alexander as the shooter has changed his statement. A second witness identified 23-year-old Ellis Royster as the shooter.
CMPD's Violent Criminal Apprehension Unit arrested Royster at his home on Eastbrook Road late Tuesday night. He is charged with murder and is being held in jail without bond. It is Royster's fourth arrest in Mecklenburg County since 2004. http://www.wcnc.com/home/Charges-dropped-against-man-in-toddlers-death-105855998.html?unconfirmed=1
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Police have dropped charges against a Charlotte man arrested in the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in his stroller earlier this year after a witness changed his statement.
A murder charge was dropped Tuesday against 35-year-old Alvin Alexander.
Police said Amias Bernard Robinson was sitting in his stroller when he was shot Aug. 12 during an argument between two groups. The child was not the intended victim, police said. The boy died several days later.
Police said a man who identified Alexander as the shooter has changed his statement. A second witness identified 23-year-old Ellis Royster as the shooter.
CMPD's Violent Criminal Apprehension Unit arrested Royster at his home on Eastbrook Road late Tuesday night. He is charged with murder and is being held in jail without bond. It is Royster's fourth arrest in Mecklenburg County since 2004. http://www.wcnc.com/home/Charges-dropped-against-man-in-toddlers-death-105855998.html?unconfirmed=1
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