Freddie Robinson’s third prosecution for abusing a woman in his life didn’t work out so well for him.
On Thursday, June 16, a judge sentenced Robinson to six years in prison.
Robinson, 40, had been on a roll with probation in 2005 after he punched a woman in the face, and again in 2011 when he fired a gunshot near another woman’s head. He got a break Oct. 4, 2021 when a judge granted bond for him on charges of aggravated assault and misdemeanor stalking, and again in April when he was granted bond for aggravated stalking.
After learning Robinson continued to harass his latest victim, Assistant District Sara Strickland filed a motion seeking to have Robinson’s last bond revoked. It was, and Robinson has been in jail since April.
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Thursday, Robinson pleaded guilty in Richmond County Superior Court in two cases, the first for aggravated assault and stalking on Sept. 30, 2021 when he pulled a gun and pointed it at the victim. In the second case, he pleaded guilty to aggravated stalking Oct. 17, 2021 for continuing to call, text and email the victim after she had obtained a temporary order of protection.
“I didn’t ask for this,” the victim told the judge Thursday. She moved. She stopped going anyplace where she thought Robinson might be, but he wouldn’t leave her alone. What happened to her was Robinson’s pattern of behavior with women and at some point everyone needs to held accountable, she said.
Defense attorney Lucy Bell asked the judge for a probation term for Robinson. He had no prior felony conviction. He made mistakes and was accepting responsibility, she said. He was ready to move on, return to his supporting family and go back to work.
Chief Judge Daniel J. Craig sentenced Robinson to six years in prison followed by four years’ probation.
