Man who shot, killed two Olga teens in 2018 sentenced to life in prison

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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A 2018 mugshot of Elwood Timothy Robinson. Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

A man found guilty of killing two teens is sentenced to life in prison.

Elwood Robinson was given three life in prison sentences for two counts of second-degree murder and one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm.

He was also sentenced to 5 years in prison for aggravated assault and 30 years in prison for false impersonation of a police officer. He was found guilty following a trial in Lee County in June.

The crimes happened in 2018, in Alva, at a gathering spot called “Linwood,” near the Caloosahatchee River. The defendant heard a loud argument from the area while in his house. He drove his truck there, encountering a teenager, who flagged Robinson down and asked for a ride home. Robinson told him he was a police officer and would take care of the situation. The teen then got into his truck.

Another teen then tried to drive out of the area in a car and Robinson tried to block the car. He then chased the car at speeds of over 100 mph. The teen was able to lose him. The first teen was still in the defendant’s front passenger seat during the chase.

Rather than take the teen home as he requested, the defendant went back to the Linwood area. A male and female showed up to retrieve her car. When they arrived, the defendant got out of his truck, pointing a 357 revolver, and ordered the male to the ground.

He told him he was a police officer and would take him to prison. He then ordered the female to get the first teen out of his truck claiming it was his son.

Two more people arrived, friends of some of the captive teens, and saw the gun. One, attempting to protect his friend on the ground, tried to disarm the defendant and pushed him.

The defendant stumbled and then got up and shot the teen on the ground and the teen who pushed him, killing both Jeremy Stewart, 16, and William “Jody” Hughes, 19. The defendant then turned and fired at Kristina Deluca, who was 18 at the time. She was struck in her right hand, the bullet grazed her shoulder, partially hitting her neck. She survived.

The defendant then pointed his firearm at another girl but did not shoot. The teens then fled to a friend’s house where 911 was called. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office handled the investigation.

Assistant State Attorney Andreas Gardiner of our Homicide Unit and Assistant State Attorney John Dommerich Jr., Lee County Assistant Felony Division Chief, prosecuted the case.

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