Former state medical examiner: Cause of death was multiple blunt head injuries
Dr. Mark LeVaughn, former state medical examiner, stuck to the office s initial autopsy results during Wednesday s testimony. The office previously concluded Robinson died of multiple blunt head injuries. His manner of death was ruled a homicide, as previously reported by Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart.
When asked, LeVaughn said he still believed that conclusion to be the case and said it is based on case files and medical and coroner reports.
LeVaughn told the court under questioning by Hinds County prosecutor James Guthrie there were three areas of abrasion on Robinson s forehead and right side of his face and head, as well as swelling around the right eye. He said the injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma.
Judge Faye Peterson said the state failed to present evidence Desmond Barney and Lincoln Lampley acted criminally in the detainment of George Robinson.
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What happened to George Robinson?
Jurors will be responsible to determine what happened to Robinson on the day he was confronted by police. The cause of Robinson s death will weigh heavily in the trial as attorneys for both sides will likely argue the injuries that led to his death came at the hands of police officers or was preexisting.
Jackson Police Chief James Davis at a press conference shortly after the incident said officers approached Robinson Jan. 13, 2019, while they were searching for the men suspected of killing a pastor earlier in the day.
The Rev. Anthony Longino, 62, was gunned down in Robinson s Washington Addition neighborhood while he was opening the church for Sunday service. Three men have since been charged with this death.
By WJTV
May 17, 2021 | 12:08 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday, May 17, in the trial of two of three police officers in Jackson. They are charged with murder in the 2019 death of George Robinson, 62.
According to the Clarion Ledger, a grand jury indicted Desmond Barney, Lincoln Lampley and Anthony Fox on second degree murder charges in August 2020.
The indictment stated the three officers removed Robinson from his vehicle, body-slammed him on the pavement and struck him in the head and chest. All three officers pled not guilty to the charges.
Fox and Barney currently work for the Clinton Police Department, and Lampley still works with the Jackson Police Department. He was reassigned to a desk job.