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Tarrant County Prosecutors Waive Death Penalty in Lil Ronnie Car Wash Ambush Case

The decision leaves life without parole as the maximum punishment.

Overview

  • In separate filings on Wednesday, prosecutors told the court they will not seek capital punishment for Adonis Robinson, 24, and Jakobie Deshaun Russell, 21.
  • Both defendants remain jailed on capital murder charges in Tarrant County as the case moves forward without a trial date.
  • Investigators say two gunmen opened fire on rapper Ronnie Sibley and his 5-year-old daughter at Slappy’s Car Wash on March 3, killing both at the scene.
  • Surveillance footage, witness statements and a recovered white Kia link the suspects to the attack, according to an arrest affidavit.
  • Robinson was arrested March 6 in Livingston by Texas Rangers, and Russell surrendered to U.S. Marshals the next day; investigators have not identified a motive.