Deputies: Sailor charged with attempted murder of brother-in-law

Clay County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Richard Robinson III

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – A 26-year-old Navy sailor has been charged with attempted murder after a domestic dispute in which he tried to shoot his brother-in-law, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.

Richard Robinson III went to the home of Stephon Edwards in Oakleaf Plantation to speak to his estranged wife, deputies said.

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Edwards told Robinson she wasn't there and that he needed to leave. Investigators said an argument ensued and Robinson pulled a handgun, pointed it Edwards' head and fired. Edwards ducked, and the slug hit his house, deputies said.

Robinson drove to the Mayport Navy base, where he was taken into custody.  


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