A Louisiana sheriff’s department and excessive force expert say a deputy was justified when he pushed a Black woman into a mobile home and punched her in the face. The local law enforcement agency alleges she was interfering with an arrest, while community members claim the officer used excessive force in his engagement.
The incident occurred after MaryLee Breon Robinson refused to back away during the May 2 arrest of her brother, according to authorities. Authorities reportedly told Robinson she could record, but to stay in her yard. Robinson allegedly began shouting to her brother, “agitating” him, according to officials.
Deputies from the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Keith Anthony Robinson Jr. on the 1300 block of Paul Frederick Street in Luling, fulfilling a felony probation warrant.
A press release from the sheriff’s office described the young man as “a convicted felon with a violent history” and further read, “Deputy Henry Sill deployed his department-issued taser to attempt to subdue Robinson to take him into custody.
“The taser was ineffective and Robinson continued to flee. An assisting officer was able to detain Robinson and take him into custody,” according to the release.
“While searching Robinson after his arrest, a female subject approached deputies while recording Robinson and attempting to speak to him. The female was later identified as his sister, MaryLee Breon Robinson, a 30-year-old female from Paul Fredrick Street in Luling.”
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