PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida Panhandle man has been convicted of fatally shooting a teen during a home invasion.
An Escambia County jury found Bennie Robbins III guilty Thursday of first-degree felony murder, grand theft auto, cocaine possession and resisting an officer without violence. He faces life in prison at his March 24 sentencing.
Authorities say Robbins killed 19-year-old Matthew Cox during a robbery at the teen’s Pensacola home in July of 2012.
The Pensacola News Journal (https://goo.gl/3Rtq3U ) reports that investigators found Robbins in possession of the pistol used to kill Cox, and found his DNA inside of a blue knit cap witnesses said the gunman wore during the crime.
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Information from: Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal, https://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com
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