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The man who worked for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in opposition to SWAT last week accused of impersonating a police officer and other crimes, although the congresswoman defended him, saying that his criminal history does not include any violent crimes.
The suspect, identified as Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, was shot and killed by Dallas Police SWAT officers on Wednesday. He was locked in a car in the garage of a children’s hospital after Dallas police tracked him down during a warrant investigation.
The police used tear gas to force him out before the suspect got out of the car and pointed a gun at the police, which led the police to shoot him. The suspect did not fire his gun, and no officers were injured.
Dash cam footage of the incident at Children’s Medical Center Dallas was released Monday.
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Dallas police responded to a SWAT standoff at Children’s Medical Center Dallas where officers shot and killed a man who was working as a security guard for Rep. Jasmine Crockett. (FOX; Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
He was wanted to impersonate a police officer and he claimed to be himself when he was hired in his business that employed unemployed police officers in security jobs.
Robinson drove an undercover car with stolen US government plates, often wore a fake police uniform pretending to be a federal agent and created a fake business where he used fake information to hire legitimate police officers for non-existent jobs. Dallas police also said 11 guns were found during the investigation, including the gun he was carrying at the time of the shooting, which was reported stolen.
He was not using his real name, going by the nickname “Mike King.”
“The agencies that he reported that he was going to work for didn’t exist. So the honorable, basically the honorable special police, that organization is not in the federal government. So that is who he represents. There was no real federal agency that he worked for that existed. He was very good at hiding who he really was … He had been living like this for many years,” said Griffith Deputy Police on Monday.
Dashcam footage of the standoff between SWAT and Diamon-Mazairre Robinson. (Dallas Police Department)
Robinson has a long criminal history, with his arrest dating back to 2010. He was charged with theft and probation violation.
Crockett spoke with his former bodyguard, releasing a statement Monday saying his office could find no violent offenses in his “limited criminal history.”
“We are saddened and shocked by some of the revelations about the revelations. Our team followed all the procedures outlined by the House to obtain an additional security contract. We were authorized to use this vendor who also provided security services to additional companies in the local community and worked closely with law enforcement agencies including the Capitol Police,” he said in a statement.
The minister said, “the fact that someone was somehow able to bypass the vetting procedures for something as sensitive as the security of members of Congress highlights the loopholes and shortcomings in many of our systems.”
Dallas police gather around cars outside a hospital parking garage after a SWAT stop. (FOX 4)
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“This is incredibly scary, especially for those members who receive many credible and sophisticated threats,” she said. “This situation underscores the need for the Capitol Police to provide protection for members of Congress, especially under the administration’s new policy of promoting attacks on those who dare to speak out. We are fortunate that this is a person who used those positions without malice. In addition, after the initial review of the limited criminal history of Diamon Mazairre Robinson in Dallas County, we could not find any abuse.”
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The progressive lawyer added that “there was never any reason to suspect that he was not who he claimed to be,” and that he never put his team at risk, worked hard, cooperated with local law enforcement and maintained good relations with the entire community.
“What we are learning now about his past does not match the person we knew as Mike King,” he wrote. “His death evokes many emotions. Our hearts ache for the loss of someone we knew and the lost good that could have come from his redemption.”
