The teenager charged in the attempted robbery and shooting of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. was ordered detained with the city’s youth detention services until age 21.
The 17-year-old charged in the attempted robbery and shooting of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. in August was ordered detained with the city’s youth detention services until he turns 21, the maximum sentence permitted for youth under D.C. law.The teen sat next to his attorney in D.C. Superior Court on Monday as prosecutors laid out two charges in addition to the robbery.
But in February, prosecutors said, the teen cut the monitor from his ankle and left his father’s home. His whereabouts were unknown until police rearrested him late last month. At the time, police said he was carrying a bottle of promethazine, a narcotic used for an illegal drink known as lean. The teen was charged with absconding and simple possession and was sentenced in all three cases Monday.
in the attempted robbery and shooting of Robinson. As part of that plea deal, prosecutors agreed to ask that the teen be placed in the custody of the city’s youth services until he turns 20. Police have said that the 17-year-old and a younger teen tried to rob Robinson as he was leaving a store on H Street NE just before 6 p.m. on Aug. 28. Authorities said the teens tried to steal the National Football League player’s wallet and the keys to his Dodge sports car.
According to prosecutors, Robinson ran away and the 17-year-old began to chase him and knocked Robinson to the ground. Robinson then grabbed the teen and wrestled the gun out of the youth’s hands, authorities said. At that point, the other teen fired his weapon, striking Robinson twice.One of the bullets hit just above Robinson’s knee, the other in his hip area. They missed major ligaments and bone, and the running back played this past season.
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