DA declines to prosecute case against Alabama's Cam Robinson

[WhiteTara]

Source: nfl.com

Alabama junior Cam Robinson, one of the most talented offensive tackles in college football, and Crimson Tide defensive back Laurence "Hootie" Jones will not be prosecuted on charges stemming from their arrests last month in their hometown of Monroe, La.

The district attorney declined to prosecute the case due to insufficient evidence, per NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport.

"I want to emphasize once again that the main reason I'm doing this is that I refuse to ruin the lives of two young men who have spent their adolescence and teenage years working and sweating, while we were all at home in the air conditioning," District Attorney Jerry Jones told KNOE News.

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The players were arrested on May 17 at 2:33 a.m. after a police officer approached Robinson's vehicle in the parking lot of a park, according to the Monroe Police Department. Per the MPD, the officer smelled marijuana, noticed a handgun in Jones' lap and directed the players to exit the vehicle. A subsequent search revealed marijuana and another firearm reported stolen from Baldwin County, Ala., according to the MPD.

Read more: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000670509/article/da-declines-to-prosecute-case-against-alabamas-cam-robinson

[dlwickham]

1. they were in possession of stolen guns but no charges?

wonder how much the DA gives to the Alabama athletic department every year

[WhiteTara]

3. I thought it was interesting enough

to use the NFL.com site!

Anyone else would be in jail for a long time.

[dlwickham]

5. the one guy is a predicted first round pick

the DA isn't going to be responsible for screwing up that kid's chance at a NFL career especially if Alabama benefits from it

[NobodyHere]

16. The DA wouldn't be responsible for ruining the kid's life

The "kid" would've been responsible for having a stolen gun.

[dlwickham]

22. but the DA would be the one to prosecute him

this kid, and I'm calling him a kid because I'm 48 and he's young enough to be my child, has probably skirted by on his athletic ability for years

if he was anything like the jocks in my high school, he never got blamed for anything and got away with pretty much everything

I hope that this kid doesn't turn into another Aaron Hernandez

[former9thward]

17. You may want to check your geography.

The prosecutor is from Louisiana not Alabama. He would be a LSU fan not Alabama. SEC fans don't cross their borders.

[dlwickham]

23. thank you for pointing that out

I stand corrected

[NobodyHere]

24. They do when they're looking for a job

I lived in Alabama and knew several LSU fans

[former9thward]

25. When I lived in Birmingham

the only LSU fans I knew about were Auburn fans when LSU played Alabama.

[exboyfil]

26. Home town hero

The explanation is truly alarming. What does how hard he has worked have to do with whether he had a stolen gun or not? It was under his seat (drivers) in his car. Without being rich or famous he is going down unless he can prove how the gun got there without his knowledge.

[cstanleytech]

2. So, they refuse to prosecute claiming that there is insufficient and yet

"A subsequent search revealed marijuana and another firearm reported stolen from Baldwin County, Ala., according to the MPD."
If they had found that on me I suspect I would be going to trial or trying to get a plea deal since I am not a football player.

[WhiteTara]

4. You know it.

[BlackLivesMatter]

7. Black people have been on the short end of justice for too long in Alabama

I'm not going to complain that a black man was not railroaded and lynched for once in a very racist state.

[WhiteTara]

10. I didn't know his race. I assumed

that because of the favorable treatment, the guys had to be white. Nice to see that the "playing field" was tilted in their favor instead.

[former9thward]

18. This was not Alabama.

Do people ever read OPs anymore?

[BlackLivesMatter]

20. That further proves the point this decision was not made in the interests of Alabama football

Also, Louisiana is not much better on their race record.

[former9thward]

21. I agree with your first sentence.

Maybe the second. But this is 2016 not 1956. People should not try and pretend it is. I suspect they have never been to the modern South and just continue to believe out dated myths about race relations.

[rockfordfile]

11. yeah

[MattP]

6. Saban runs that town

[former9thward]

19. What town?

Monroe, LA? No he doesn't.

[Cryptoad]

8. Alabama Justice!

[npk]

15. It' Louisiana not Alabama

Though not much difference.

[TeddyR]

9. And this type of nonsense

Leads to more gun violence. You have someone in possession of a stolen weapon and don't prosecute?

[herding cats]

12. If I were in possession of a stolen gun I'd be prosecuted and forced to prove my innocence.

They were charged with:

Robinson was charged with illegal possession of stolen firearms, a felony, as well as possession of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of narcotics. Jones was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of narcotics.

I would have had to hire an attorney at my own personal expense. Go to court and attempt to prove that I was not breaking any laws by carrying a stolen weapon. The odds are if I didn't have the proper permits, and wasn't able to prove I obtained the gun legally, I'd be convicted. Not to mention if I had some pot on me they'd definitely take advantage of the law to trump up the charges on me.

[Tempest]

13. This is how Aaron Hernandez started out

Drugs, gangs, guns and a local prosecutor who didn't charge him with felony assault while at Florida.

[WhiteTara]

14. Hopefully they will take as mercy

and not follow Aaron's path.