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September 16, 2011

Suspect in killing 91-year-old had been free on bail

The suspect arrested in the killing of a 91-year-old woman during a burglary in Northeast Baltimore had been out on $25,000 bail at the time of the slaying, according to court records.

The records show that a judge upped the bail from $10,000 to $25,000, but that Anthony Robinson, 45, posted it anyway, on July 7. Irene Logan was stabbed, strangled and beaten in her home on Moravia Road less than a month later.

In the July burglary, a police report shows that officers responded to a house on Frankford Avenue for an alarm. They saw a man inside, who ran and hid in an attic. Police said the attic ceiling collapsed and the suspect fell into a bedroom, where he was Tased and arrested.

His trial on that case is scheduled for Oct. 25. A police report says a gold bracelet, a gold pin and a gold watch were taken. Robinson now faces first-degree murder charges and is being held without bail.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 5:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Courts and the justice system, Northeast Baltimore

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Out on bail for what?

thanks.

Posted by: Anonymous | September 17, 2011 5:28 PM

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Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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