Robinson accepts plea deal, sentenced in Butler drive-by shooting case
A 28-year-old Butler man sidestepped his jury trial Tuesday for an alleged role in a city drive-by shooting case, choosing instead to take a plea deal that includes time in state prison.
Jurors were selected last week for Raheem J. Robinson's alleged actions in an April 5, 2018 drive-by shooting on North Sixth Avenue that led to a charge of attempted criminal homicide and other charges.
On Tuesday, with his trial was scheduled to start, Robinson decided to take a deal he previously had rejected, pleading guilty to misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person and felony unlawful possession of a firearm. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped the other 14 charges Robinson faced, including a number of felonies.
Butler County Judge Timothy McCune accepted the plea deal and sentenced Robinson on Tuesday.
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