{"id":165960,"date":"2026-03-17T07:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/165960\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T07:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:21:12","slug":"rep-jasmine-crockett-insists-she-followed-all-protocols-when-hiring-fugitive-security-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/165960\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Jasmine Crockett insists she \u2018followed all protocols\u2019 when hiring fugitive security guard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rep. Jasmine Crockett insisted she \u201cfollowed all protocols\u201d in hiring a\u00a0fugitive security guard<\/a>\u00a0who had a criminal history and was under federal investigation when he was <\/a>fatally shot in a standoff with Dallas SWAT.<\/p>\n

Crockett \u00a0(D-Texas)\u00a0confirmed in a statement on Monday <\/a>that her security guard, Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, whom she knew under the alias of Mike King, was shot by police in Dallas on Wednesday night \u2014 blaming \u201cloopholes\u201d in the system for his ability to circumvent the vetting process. <\/p>\n

Rep. Jasmine Crockett insisted she \u201cfollowed all protocols\u201d when hiring Diamon-Mazairre Robinson. CBS News<\/p>\n

The rep added that her team was unaware Robinson, 39, had been acting under an alias and that she was under the impression the fugitive had provided security for \u201cadditional local entities\u201d and worked closely with the Capitol Police. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur team followed all protocols outlined by the House to contract additional security,\u201d Crockett wrote in the statement posted to X. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that this individual was able to somehow circumvent the vetting process for something as sensitive as security for a member of Congress highlights the loopholes and shortcomings in many of our systems,\u201d Crockett wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith that being said, we are praying for the friends and family of the man we knew as Mike King,\u201d she said, noting that Robinson had worked in and around her team \u201cfor years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson had gone by multiple aliases to con his way into the Texas law enforcement community, claiming to be a police officer and securing a position protecting the progressive congresswoman.<\/p>\n

Robinson is also believed to have used his fake Mike King identity to run a website called \u201cOff Duty Police Services\u201d that provided cops with jobs outside of work.<\/p>\n

The security guard, who went by the alias \u201cMike King,\u201d was fatally shot in a children\u2019s hospital parking garage in Dallas on Wednesday. CBS News<\/p>\n

The Dallas Police fugitive unit had been tracking Robinson on Wednesday while he was driving a GMC Yukon with stolen government license plates, CBS News Texas reported.<\/a><\/p>\n

Robinson, who was under investigation for impersonating a law enforcement officer, led them to the parking garage connected to the Children\u2019s Medical Center in Dallas, where he barricaded himself inside a car.<\/p>\n

After police used tear gas to force out Robinson, he jumped out of his car and pointed a gun at them. Officers then opened fire on the armed suspect and fatally shot him. <\/p>\n

Cops then found 11 weapons in his possession, including a stolen one, which he wielded while he was shot and killed, the outlet reported. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re learning about his past doesn\u2019t fit the person we came to know as Mike King,\u201d Crockett wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cHis death evokes a range of emotions. Our hearts grieve the loss of someone we knew and the lost good that could have come from his redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crockett blamed \u201cloopholes\u201d in the system for Robinson to circumvent the vetting process and get the security guard job. REUTERS<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was never any reason to suspect that he wasn\u2019t who he held himself out to be. He never endangered our team, worked diligently, coordinated with local law enforcement, and maintained positive relationships throughout the community,\u201d Crockett said. <\/p>\n

The con artist, who was most recently part of the security detail for her failed Senate campaign, had been arrested numerous times between 2009 and 2012, including seven instances of theft, CBS News Texas reported.<\/p>\n

Robinson had pleaded guilty to all charges for both felony and misdemeanor offenses, and faced only fines of less than $2,500 and probation. His longest sentence was 10 years of probation, according to court records viewed by the outlet. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are saddened and shocked by some of the concerning revelations,\u201d Crockett\u2019s statement added. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs a former public defender, the Congresswoman has always believed that people have an immense capacity for redemption and deserve second chances.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rep. Jasmine Crockett insisted she \u201cfollowed all protocols\u201d in hiring a\u00a0fugitive security guard\u00a0who had a criminal history and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,242,7041,1777,58],"class_list":["post-165960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-police-shootings","tag-security-guards","tag-texas","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}