Bond Set For Deputy Shooting Suspect

July 27, 2012

Bond was set Thursday at over a million dollars for the man accused of shooting an Escambia County deputy on July 11.

Antonio Moorer, 27, remains in the Escambia County Jail after Judge Darlene Dickey set his bond at $1,115,000. He is charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and vehicle theft for the shooting of Deputy Ryan Robinson, 32, as he worked in the Oakwood Terrace Apartments on Truman Avenue.

A shot was fired into Robinson’s stomach, but his bulletproof vest stopped the round. He was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital where he was treated and released.

The incident happened about 10:45 p.m. July 11 as three members of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Anti-Crime Unit, also known as TAC unit, were conducting “proactive police work”  in the apartment complex. Deputy Robinson gave chase, and one of the men fired at him.

Deputies quickly surrounded one apartment and removed four people, one of which they believed to be the shooter. In the meantime, someone stole an unmarked TAC Unit vehicle that was found abandoned a short time later a few blocks away at the intersection of Coons and Norris avenues. A manhunt followed in the area for the suspect with numerous officers, K-9 units and the department’s helicopter.

The Sheriff’s Office said Moorer had fled the scene that night. But a warrant was issued for his arrest when the investigation concluded.

Pictured: The scene at the Oakwood Terrace Apartments on Truman Avenue off W Street after an officer was shot Wednesday night. Photo courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News