An Ohio man accused of setting his ‘step mom’ on fire told police who found the woman badly burned with her ‘teeth knocked out’ in the backyard that he ‘doesn’t know what happened.’
The woman, identified as Brenda Scott, who is dating 23-year-old Robbi Davon Robinson Jr’s father, jumped from the second floor of their Fairfield Township home.
What led up to the dramatic escape of the woman still remains a confused picture Robinson Jr, is the prime suspect and now in jail awaiting his next court appearance.
Shocking bodycam footage shows the horrific scene they encountered when they arrived at the home to discover Scott who appeared to have had gasoline poured over her before she jumped in an attempt to escape the flames.
Body camera footage sees an officer discovering Scott with her in severe distress having sustained severe burns after being engulfed in flames.
An Ohio man, above, accused of setting his ‘step mom’ on fire told police who found the woman badly burned with her ‘teeth knocked out’ in the backyard said he ‘doesn’t know what happened.’
Robbi Davon Robinson Jr., 23, has been arrested in connection with the horrific act of arson which occurred some time on Thursday morning
‘I gotta breathe! My inhaler’s in the house… I can’t breathe, he knocked my teeth out,’ Scott states as she writhes in pain.
‘Severe burns,’ the officer says over his police radio. ‘Back here on the ground — severely burned.’
The officer turns to Scott asking her to stay awake and reassures her that an ambulance is en route.
He then races around to the front of the home and apprehends Robinson Jr. who protests his innocence.
‘I don’t know what happened,’ Robinson states.
‘Your stepmother jumped out the back,’ an officer said on the body cam footage.
‘Oh, she did?’ he replied, seemingly surprised.
But the officer proceeds to handcuff Robinson, ‘Until I find out what’s going on,’ the cop says.
The drama unfolded on Thursday morning at around 10:30am when emergency services raced to the scene following reports of a woman having been set on fire in the backyard of the home.
Robinson, who referred to his father’s girlfriend as his stepmother, has been detained at the Butler County Jail.
He faces charges of first-degree aggravated arson and second-degree felonious assault.
A judge set his bond at $200,000, and his next court appearance is scheduled for May 17.
A police officer apprehended Robinson Jr. who protests his innocence following the discovery of a woman he termed his ‘stepmother’
Scott was discovered by Dennis Williams, a next door neighbor who could see her home from his own property
Fairfield Township Police Sgt. Brandon McCroskey said the entire case was chilling.
‘It’s one that makes your hair stand up on the back of your neck, I don’t care how long you’ve been doing it.’
Scott was discovered by Dennis Williams, a next door neighbor, who found her lying in her backyard.
He had just returned home from work and the only thing alerting him to something not quite right was his dog barking more agitatedly than usual.
Police vehicles are seen outside the home where the incident took place on Thursday morning
Scott was sprawled out on the grass and pleading for help.
‘I said, ‘What happened, what happened?” said Williams to WKRC. ‘And she said, ‘He set me on fire.”
Williams told police that she had ‘Water with gasoline’ thrown on her.
‘She had just terrible, terrible burns—I mean, I’m no expert, but at least half her body—I mean terrible burns. She wasn’t still on fire at that point, but there was a little bit of flame next to her that was dying,’ Williams said.
‘It was pretty traumatizing to see and everything that happened, but again, I’m glad I was in a position to help,’ Williams added.
Scott was airlifted to UC Medical Center in critical condition and underwent surgery.
