Authorities say a suspect, who is accused of shooting and wounding five people in Alabama and Georgia, said that he did so because he was targeting white men.
The suspect is accused of staging three separate assaults in Columbus, Georgia, and in Phenix City, Alabama.
All the victims who were wounded in the attacks over the weekend are expected to recover.
What are the details?
According to a report from the
Associated Press, a detective testified Monday during a preliminary hearing that the suspect, 39-year-old black male Justin Tyran Roberts, admitted that the crimes were racially motivated.
Roberts reportedly told authorities that he targeted white males in the shootings because “white men had picked on him and wronged him for all his life.”
In a statement, Columbus Detective Brandon Lockhart said, “Basically, he explained throughout his life, specifically white males had taken from him, and also what he described as military-looking white males had taken from him.”
Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said Sunday that there was no evidence that Roberts knew any of his victims.
According to a Fox News report Tuesday, Lockhart added that Roberts said, “I had to have him” about one of the white male shooting victims.
Judge Julius Hunter found probable cause to send Roberts’ case to Muscogee Superior Court, the Fox News report added.
Public defender Robin King has also reportedly requested a mental health evaluation in Roberts’ case, and said that he had been the victim of “delusions.”
“The officer’s testimony has demonstrated that Mr. Roberts is having delusions and a disconnect from reality,” King was said to have told Hunter.
Police announce arrest in connection to three weekend shootings in Columbus, Phenix City
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Facebook post from the Columbus Police Department said, “On Saturday June 12, 2021, officers from the Columbus Police Department arrested Mr. Justin Tyran Roberts (B/M/39). In the preceding 20 hours he is believed to have carried out the following acts:
06-11-21 at approximately 2015 hours, he shot an individual multiple times at 1400 Whitewater Ave, Phenix City.
06-11-21 at approximately 2215 hours, he shot 3 persons in the area of 1032 Broadway in Columbus.
06-12-21 at approximately 1404 hours, he shot a person at 3rd Avenue and 4th Street in Columbus.
On today’s date, members of the Columbus Police Department organized a search and saturated the area of 3rd Avenue and 4th Street. At 1610 hours, the suspect, Justin Roberts was located and taken into custody without incident.”
Authorities arrested Roberts and charged him with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and theft by receiving stolen property (firearm).
According to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, prosecutor Nicholas Hud said that Roberts has prior felony convictions, including an earlier case of having a stolen gun, and of being a convicted felon with a firearm.
Authorities also expect to file charges against him in Alabama, according to police. Additional warrants will be obtained for three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
He still needs to serve life in prison, or a mental facility. The crimes need to be enhanced to “hate” status. A delusional person who harms others must be kept in a confined space, away from those he would harm.
Why no hate crime charges?
Thought the same thing. “What? No hate crimes?”
I’m sure yours is a rhetorical question.
he shot them with “peaceful bullets”, and with “peaceful motives”. Blacks only own “nice looking weapons”, not offensive ones like racist white supremacist own. all whitey bes races
Because Blacks can’t hate. They’re only seeking reparations for slavery, and the police stopping them from committing crimes.
Nthing here but some racist “hate” crime. He’ll be set free and given an award.
Your sure got that right !!!
The BLM “Glowing Example” award? Didn’t mention a Go-Fund-Me and some corporate donations. Maybe a statue in a park somewhere?
And a big check.
This is what happens when leftists promote their disgusting agenda. Divide and conquer is there tactic. While their are white supremacists in this country it’s not the biggest problem we face. In fact it’s not even in the top 1000. Before Obama race wasn’t that big of an issue now it’s all the left talks about. If you love this country don’t give in to the hate the left wants you to have towards people of other racial backgrounds. they want to put the majority of this country into chains and enslave all of us. We can’t let them win!
when Amerika becomes as racist as the “inferior” think we are, one race will soon be eliminated from the equation, as other color communist will too. I HAVE A DREAM
No worries! He’ll just get a slap on the hand.
Black-on-white crimes don’t count.
Only white-on-black crimes count.
Thanks, liberals!
THAT is the definition of hunting, LeBron!!!
MalcolmX“The white liberal is the worst enemy to America, and the worst enemy to the black man. If the Negro wasn’t taken, tricked, or deceived by the white liberal then Negros would get together and solve our own problems.The worst enemy that the Negro have is this white man that runs around here drooling at the mouth professing to love Negros, and calling himself a liberal, and it is following these white liberals that has perpetuated problems that Negros have. I only cite these things to show you that in America the history of the white liberal has been nothing but a series of trickery designed to make Negros think that the white liberal was going to solve our problems.
Malcolm was a lot better leader for his people than Marxist Luther King. Malcolm wasn’t a socialist, wanted blacks to take care of their own. Amerika would be $22 trillion richer today! #freeboatridebacktoAfrica
hilter would b proud of these demoRATS!
NAZIs are NAZIs joe. maniacs are maniacs
Lets make sure that the injection equipment is blank.
If my forefathers had not brought that idiot’s forefathers to this country, he would be, if still alive, living in a mud hut under pre-historic conditions in Africa, being chased by hyenas during the day and stalked by lions at night.
poster child of an unGREATful SOCIETY…. defund the lice (welfare pest)
You dumb idiot trash, Black man built all civilization before we made you on the island of Patmos you 6600 yr old baby,
LOL!! Now that there’s funny I don’t care who ya are.
This moron is guilty of hate crimes. He is also guilty of terrorism since he crossed state lines to continue his hate crimes against white males. He is a confessed racist.
I see a civil war on the horizon,these people think we’re going to just stand by and be a target for them they have another thing coming,I for one am totally fed up with this one way street
the crimes of the abolitionist of 160 years ago, are here, again today. Cause havoc & chaos because of laws you don’t like
Yeah… BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! If he was already convicted of being a Felon in Possession of a Gun, why was he even on the street? federal Gun Laws mandate minimum prison penalties, on top of any other jail time, for any gun crime, not to mention “Mandatory” Prison terms, so, why was this person free to then assault with intent to commit Bodily Harm?
I worked as CourtSecurity for the US Marshal’s Office in L A. Watched too many lib judges who tried to find a way around the mandatory sentence. Some even cried on the bench if they couldn’t get away with it.
When White military looking men become a target it is definitely a BLM attack. White with black hoods are probably exempt. Seeing I’m Black, a US Marine Corp Vet, Vietnam certified PTSD, I choose to with my White Military Brothers, who are not trying to shoot me down in the my home, streets, Gatherings, etc. standing with me as I conduct my Law enforcement duties, I’m probably next on his list anyhow. All lives Matter People, not just Black. My vow was enemies “foreign and domestic”.
Public Defender doing his job. Setting up a defense for his client without actually having any proof of mental impairment. Set the tone, follow through, and get his client off with a sentence to a mental institution, where he will receive ‘treatment’ and not punishment.
Police didn’t do their job with this one.
Should have shot him dead!