FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man convicted of a 1987 drug-related slaying has died in prison.
The Iowa Corrections Department says 71-year-old Charles Robinson died of an illness Wednesday at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison.
The Des Moines Register reports that Robinson was a drug dealer who fatally shot 50-year-old Joseph Coon in January 1987 and wounded another man. Prosecutors said Coon owed Robinson $260 for drugs and the two had argued over the money.
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He’d also served prison time for robbery, forgery and shoplifting convictions.
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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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