A Clark County jury on Monday convicted an Arkadelphia man and sentenced him to 60 years in prison for attempted murder.
Jurors heard testimony all day Monday and deliberated for 45 minutes before declaring Andrew Robinson, 24, guilty on two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Robinson walked into the restroom of the Turtle Pointe Golf Club restaurant/club in November 2008 and shot Louis West, a Henderson State University football player, hitting him in the back, shoulder, hand and ear lobe with a .380 semi-automatic pistol.
West was taken by ambulance to Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia, where he was treated and soon released for his injuries. West survived the shooting, and was present Monday to testify in Clark County Circuit Court.
Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Blake Batson called it a “tragic case.”
"t was devastating to the two fine young men who were the victims and to the defendant's family who are equally fine people,” Batson said in a statement issued after the verdict. “It was truly just a very, very troubling case.”
Robinson entered the courtroom dressed in the jail-issued, orange suit, clad in handcuffs.
He will be eligible for parole in 30 years, but that number could be reduced by half for good behavior.
Batson said that he was satisfied with the outcome.
“I was pleased with the verdict returned by our jury and by the hard work of Inv. Jim Pennington and the law enforcement personnel who assisted with this investigation. I believe the jury intended this verdict to send a clear message that this type of behavior will not be tolerated in our community.”
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A Clark County jury on Monday convicted an Arkadelphia man and sentenced him to 60 years in prison for attempted murder.
Jurors heard testimony all day Monday and deliberated for 45 minutes before declaring Andrew Robinson, 24, guilty on two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Robinson walked into the restroom of the Turtle Pointe Golf Club restaurant/club in November 2008 and shot Louis West, a Henderson State University football player, hitting him in the back, shoulder, hand and ear lobe with a .380 semi-automatic pistol.
West was taken by ambulance to Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia, where he was treated and soon released for his injuries. West survived the shooting, and was present Monday to testify in Clark County Circuit Court.
Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Blake Batson called it a “tragic case.”
"t was devastating to the two fine young men who were the victims and to the defendant's family who are equally fine people,” Batson said in a statement issued after the verdict. “It was truly just a very, very troubling case.”
Robinson entered the courtroom dressed in the jail-issued, orange suit, clad in handcuffs.
He will be eligible for parole in 30 years, but that number could be reduced by half for good behavior.
Batson said that he was satisfied with the outcome.
“I was pleased with the verdict returned by our jury and by the hard work of Inv. Jim Pennington and the law enforcement personnel who assisted with this investigation. I believe the jury intended this verdict to send a clear message that this type of behavior will not be tolerated in our community.”
