Rep. Jasmine Crockett insists she ‘followed all protocols’ when hiring fugitive security guard with criminal history who was killed in SWAT standoff:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett insisted she “followed all protocols” in hiring a fugitive security guard who had a criminal history and was under federal investigation when he was fatally shot in a standoff with Dallas SWAT.
Crockett (D-Texas) confirmed in a statement on Monday that her security guard, Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, whom she knew under the alias of Mike King, was shot by police in Dallas on Wednesday night — blaming “loopholes” in the system for his ability to circumvent the vetting process.
The rep added that her team was unaware Robinson, 39, had been acting under an alias and that she was under the impression the fugitive had provided security for “additional local entities” and worked closely with the Capitol Police.
“Our team followed all protocols outlined by the House to contract additional security,” Crockett wrote in the statement posted to X.
“The fact that this individual was able to somehow circumvent the vetting process for something as sensitive as security for a member of Congress highlights the loopholes and shortcomings in many of our systems,” Crockett wrote.
“With that being said, we are praying for the friends and family of the man we knew as Mike King,” she said, noting that Robinson had worked in and around her team “for years.”
Robinson had gone by multiple aliases to con his way into the Texas law enforcement community, claiming to be a police officer and securing a position protecting the progressive congresswoman.
Robinson is also believed to have used his fake Mike King identity to run a website called “Off Duty Police Services” that provided cops with jobs outside of work. --->READ MORE HERE
Diamon-Mazairre Robinson used stolen government plates, fake uniforms and the alias 'Mike King' while working for Rep Jasmine Crockett
The man who worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in a standoff with SWAT last week was accused of impersonating a police officer and other offenses, although the congresswoman is defending him, saying his criminal history does not include any violent offenses.
The suspect, who was identified as Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, was shot and killed by Dallas Police SWAT officers on Wednesday. He had barricaded himself inside a vehicle in the garage of a children's hospital after Dallas Police officers tracked him while investigating an active warrant.
Police deployed tear gas to force him out before the suspect exited the vehicle and pointed a gun at officers, leading officers to shoot him. The suspect did not fire his gun, and no officers were injured.
Dash camera footage of the incident at Children’s Medical Center Dallas was released on Monday.
He was wanted for impersonating a law enforcement officer and had claimed to be one while recruiting for his business that placed off-duty officers in security jobs.
Robinson was driving a replica undercover car with stolen U.S. government plates, often wore fake police uniforms pretending he was a federal agent and created a fraudulent business where he used fake identifying information to hire legitimate police officers for off-duty jobs. Dallas Police also said 11 firearms were recovered during their investigation, including the handgun he was holding during the shooting, which was reported stolen.
He was also not using his real name, going by the alias "Mike King."
"The agencies that he reported to work for do not exist. So dignitaries, basically special dignitary police, that agency does not exist within the federal government. So that's who he portrayed to be. There was no actual federal agency that he worked for that existed. He was very good at hiding his true identity … He had been living like this for many years," Dallas Deputy Police Chief William Griffith said on Monday. --->READ MORE HERE
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