by SEAN KIMMONS
A Kyle man is accused of injuring a Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputy while resisting arrest after he caused a vehicle to crash Jan. 8 in Niederwald, authorities say.
Kevin Lee Robinson, 29, and his girlfriend, who was driving, were arguing when he allegedly grabbed the steering wheel, forcing the vehicle to roll into a ditch and hit a fence in the 6500 block of Niederwald Strasse, the sheriff’s office said.
Following the crash, two passersby stopped to check on Robinson and his girlfriend. When one of the witnesses informed Robinson that she was calling 911, Robinson yelled obscenities and said, “You’re not going to call 911 or keep me from [my girlfriend],” an arrest affidavit says.
When authorities came on the scene at about 8:20 p.m. Deputy Amber Vaughn made contact with the verbally abusive Robinson, who reeked of marijuana and alcohol, and detained him for safety reasons, the affidavit says.
When placed in the patrol car, Robinson repeatedly hit his head against the window and cage of the patrol car, which compelled deputies to restrain him, Vaughn reported.
Robinson also attempted to bite, kick and head-butt deputies before propelling himself out of the car, causing a deputy to fall onto the ground. In the scuffle, a deputy suffered a minor knee injury and was treated and released from Seton Medical Center Hays that night, the sheriff’s office says.
On his way to the hospital for a medical examination, Robinson continued to bang his head on the window and cage of Vaughn’s patrol car, says the affidavit, written by Vaughn.
After a hospital evaluation, Robinson was transported to the Hays County Jail, where he remains in custody on bonds worth $16,000, jail records show.
Robinson was arrested on seven charges: assault of a public servant and retaliation, both third-degree felonies; resisting arrest and deadly conduct, Class A misdemeanors; public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor; and assault by contact and disorderly conduct, Class C misdemeanors, records show.
Robinson also faces a parole violation. In 2004, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for burglary of a habitation, according to records. It’s unclear when he was granted parole.
