An Augusta man with a history of abusing and threatening to kill women and children opted to plead guilty Monday, March 7, rather than take his chances before a jury.
Timothy Robinson, 38, pleaded guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to aggravated assault and three counts of terroristic threats in exchange for a sentence of seven years in prison followed by eight years on probation. A charge of kidnapping was dismissed as part of the deal.
Robinson was on probation for family violence battery and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm when he was charged with a new family violence case on July 27, 2019.
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In the latest case, he put a gun to a woman’s head and threatened to kill her and her children and niece who were also in the house. According to testimony at a hearing in 2019, she had to crawl out a window to escape Robinson after he barricaded the bedroom door.
Robinson was convicted in 2016 of family violence battery. In that case he beat a woman and put a gun to her head, according to court records. He was convicted of cruelty to children and family violence battery in 2018 for beating a woman and a child.
Robinson told Judge Ashley Wright on Monday that he has learned his lesson and that he is not the same man anymore. He’s gotten older and wiser, Robinson said.
Robinson has a pending charge of being an inmate in possession of contraband when he was allegedly found with a shank in jail Dec. 13.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.
