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Jury Splits Life, Death Decision In Double Murder
October 25, 2012
A jury came back with a split decision for a Milton man convicted of murdering two people.
The Santa Rosa County jury recommended that Robert Hobart, 43, be sentenced to death for the death of Tracie Tolbert but receive life in prison for the September 2010 murder of Robert Hamm. The final sentence will be decided at a later date by Judge David Rimmer.
Hobart was convicted last week of the double murder. Hamm and Tolbert were 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. Prosecutors said Hobart murdered the couple in order to steal prescription drugs from them.
Hobart was a suspect early in the investigation and arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after he was implicated by conclusive forensic evidence. Investigators said ballistics tests matched the weapon to both the shell casings and the bullets recovered from the crime scene.
The murders were discovered after 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, they 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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2 Responses to “Jury Splits Life, Death Decision In Double Murder”
I certainly have to agree with you on this one David.
To look Mr Hobart in the eye, you would not think he had it in him to pull the trigger. I bet he wet his pants. To kill two people for some pills, tragic.
Interesting that a jury looked at a man, agreed he murdered two people, believe he deserves the death penalty for murdering one of them but not for murdering the other of them.
I can imagine the reason, but it is strange to consider.