Overview
- The Jefferson County coroner has now classified Robeson’s death as a homicide and listed a gunshot wound to the chest as the cause, according to TMZ reporting echoed by the New York Post.
- Police arrested Jeffrey Scott Towers, 54, on Monday, May 11, on a reckless manslaughter charge, and records show he posted a $30,000 bond and must appear in court on July 22.
- The charge followed a Criminal Investigations Division probe that began after Robeson, 22, was found shot at a Trussville home on March 7 and was pronounced dead at 10:49 p.m.
- Investigators have not explained how the gun discharged, and the department says the inquiry remains open.
- Towers’ lawyers call him an upstanding citizen who is not guilty, while the Robeson family’s attorney says prosecutors determined he acted with criminal recklessness.