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Milton Man Arrested For North Santa Rosa Double Homicide
November 29, 2010
A Milton man has been charged in connection with a September double homicide in north Santa Rosa County.
Robert Lee Hobart, 41, is charged with the deaths of Robert Hamm, 41, and Tracie Tolbert, 43. The couple was discovered shot to death September 22 on Jesse Allen Road in Allentown. Both victims died from gunshot wounds, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
“Hobart was developed as a suspect in the murders early during the investigation but detectives waited for conclusive forensic evidence before making the arrest,” according to Marc Ward, spokesperson for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Hobart has been in the Santa Rosa County Jail since October 4 on unrelated drug charges. His arrest was delayed as investigators waited for the results of DNA tests, Ward said. The murder weapon was recovered, and investigators said ballistics tests matched the weapon to both the shell casings and the bullets recovered from the crime scene.
A resident of Jesse Allen Road called authorities to report what looked like a large amount of blood in Jesse Allen Road. When deputies arrived, deputies found the two bodies on opposite sides of the roadway.
Jesse Allen Road runs west off Highway 87, about 18 miles south of Jay and not far from Central High School.
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11 Responses to “Milton Man Arrested For North Santa Rosa Double Homicide”
REGARDING:
“that does drugs does them by CHOICE. Drug Users Chose their paths ”
They can choose to start, sometimes it seems they can’t choose to stop, though.
It’s a shame we can’t get that fact across to all folks. Every time they try it, they gamble with their futures.
David for avoiding that which leads to murder and death
Sorry…family that does drugs does not deserve more love than your other family. Your family that does drugs does them by CHOICE. Drug Users Chose their paths and after awhile you can’t let their choices ruin your life too. Thank the good lord most of the addicts and the poor pitiful drug users who stole most everything I went to work for everyday so they could party and have a good time are out of my life.
Mike,……ditto
From what it looks like, we may need to get the investigators in Santa Rosa to come over and clear some of our Homicides. How many do we have open since Morgan took office. I thought he was going to do something about the violent crime in Pensacola? I think his quote was, “We have a murder a day” while McNesby was still in office. Good job to the investigators across the river. Now that you all are caught up, can you come show ours how it’s done?
Praise the Lord they caught him!! Now everyone can have closure the murderer is caught. Nothing can justify murder! He can be forgiven by God, but he doesnt belong in society! Put him away for life!!
The family of the victims loved the victims very much ,if not more than, family that’s not on drugs. I hope this is a lesson to the young ones to say NO to drugs. The lie of drugs is revealed!!! Drugs dont take away pain, it makes pain mulitply to everyone who’s life you touch.!!
You know,it’s hard how the courts will judge him.Maby a couple of years or
maby educate him.You know,bigger items,
shovels rakes.Discison’s discison’s!!!
David I believe DNA was recovered from the vehicle,and the scene.
Hope Chuck does not read this…he will be mad….Must be drug related…Im sure the victims were not completley innocent..too bad something like this happens…its the real world now thoiugh aint it ??
REGARDING:
” His arrest was delayed as investigators waited for the results of DNA tests, Ward said. The murder weapon was recovered, and investigators said ballistics tests matched the weapon to both the shell casings and the bullets recovered from the crime scene.”
So balistics tests show the casings and slugs came from the weapon. Did the DNA tests link the weapon to him? Best would be if DNA on the casings came from him–contact DNA??–I think it’s called.
David wondering where DNA entered the picture
Dude looks like a young Chuck Norris.
Glad they got this guy! Great job SRCSO! Was it a drug deal gone wrong or was he holding a grudge? At any rate, good to know that he won’t be let out for a very, very long time…if ever!