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Robert, who lives at 1927 N. Kingshighway, Apt. 47, is also charged with theft and animal abuse.
Bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety, and Robert posted shortly after the court order. He was released on numerous bond conditions including not having any contact with the victim and her family or possessing or using intoxicating beverages or illicit drugs.
On several occasions Robert allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend, most recently on Jan. 21 and 22 he said he was going to kill her by using dynamite to blow up her house, according to a probable-cause affidavit issued by Cape Girardeau Police Department Detective Debi Oliver.
The victim told Oliver during a fight on the same day, Robert attempted to cut off her finger to remove her wedding rings. Her 8-year-old daughter, the victim added, got between them to make Robert stop.
During an incident in December 2009, Robert allegedly told his girlfriend he was going to cut her tongue out of her mouth and grabbed a knife and attempted to cut her tongue. In November 2009, Robert allegedly attempted to strangle her, wrote Oliver in the affidavit.
In the last few years, the victim told Oliver that Robert has slapped, kicked, punched her and spit on her.
On Jan. 21, Robert allegedly drove the victim's car without her consent and refused to return it after numerous requests from the victim. On Jan. 22, Robert was caught on a video surveillance camera walking into Walgreens Pharmacy, 1 S. Kingshighway, where he purchased Darvocet, a controlled substance written for the victim. Robert did not give the victim the medication, according to Oliver's affidavit, and did not have the victim's consent to pick up the medication.
The victim and her children presented statements to Oliver that Robert has also allegedly abused their family pets. He has thrown, choked and kicked their cat, they told Oliver, and has thrown a cage holding their three baby rabbits.
Oliver said Jamie Ludwig, a community case manager, has witnessed all of the victim's children talk and write about the animal abuse and physical abuse to their mother.
Robert is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 18 for his preliminary hearing.
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1927 N. Kingshighway, Apt. 47, Cape Girardeau, MO
1 S. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, MO
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I'm very confused. He posted bond and then it was reduced? After all the stuff he has done? Could someone please explain this because it absolutely baffles me.
I can't believe this story. There is something wrong somewhere. I am glad that my pet and myself moved out of starview trailer park! Boyce church need to clean the park up!
I can't believe this story. There is something wrong somewhere. I am glad that my pet and myself moved out of starview trailer park! Boyce church need to clean the park up!
Sounds like a murder waiting to happen. Hopefully this girl will be able to stay away from him.
This is the same guy that caused the school to be locked down a little while back.
Sounds like he is crazy enough to seriously hurt her. Why in the world would a judge reduce the bond to let this clown out. What the hell was Kamp thinking? He will give someone who is charged with driving while revoked 90 days in jail, but let this moron out on a bond???
Robert is nothing but a want to be biker who likes to beat up women, but is too much of a sissy to take on a man.
Hope voters remember this when election time comes around if anything happens to this woman
"He was released on numerous bond conditions including not having any contact with the victim and her family or possessing or using intoxicating beverages or illicit drugs. "
Well excuse me, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out he doesn't have this amount of self control or he wouldn't be beating woman, children, and animals!
I too am completely baffled this man is out at all.
Judge have you taken complete leave of your senses? Do you not remember the incident on Mary Street in Jackson not so long ago? Two blocks from the sheriff's department??? Order of protection did that family a whole lot of good didn't it?
Hasn't anyone figured out yet that a order of protection is not bullet proof?
Who's gonna call the police to tell them he is breaking the order of protection when he is slipping in the back door late one night. And if someone actually has opportunity to call, how long will it take officers to arrive? It takes meer seconds to end a persons life.
Hope this gal finds a way to protect herself and acts on it if necessary. (Unfortunatly the same judge would probably hang her for "taking the law into her own hands") The judicial system in this county is apparently not too concerned with her welfare or that of her children!
How some people actually sleep at night and live with themselves day in and day out is beyond me.
I am not condoning his actions in any way but after all he has done to her and the repeated abuses, why in the world would you keep seeing this animal? There are safe houses. He doesn't appear to be too intelligent so he wouldn't find you. You don't have to take this from ANYBODY!!!
Hey Judge Kamp...YOU SUCK.
doesn't she have brothers, cousins, uncles and a father? they should let him know he needs to live somewhere else far away.
I don't agree with Judge Kamp on this one. The bond for a repeat offender shouldn't have been reduced.
Hope this young lady stays far far away from this guy. Sounds like the kind of person that would kill and not think twice about it. I can not BELIEVE this guy in on the streets....lock your doors folks! This guy sounds nuts!!!
Was Kamp drunk again? It appears so.
Gary Gary Gary, you are so well aware that orders of protection normally provoke the person the order has been issued against and that this is usually done against a man who has threatened to or has abused a woman or children or animals and what do you do? Maybe you need to do a little consultation with Judge Statelr and review how often this kind of release on bail or just slapping the hand of the offender causes another death or two? The young lady cannot be protected by this man and you know it what in the world are you thinking? HE should not be out to take the chance on what "might" happen. He should be locked up. Well, we know taht you sure will be facing a tough re-election this time around. There is no real law when there is a constant flip-flop in the system among judges like you. Is it because she is a woman and women are meaningless to you? Just wondering.
This is one of those activist Republican judges we always her about from the conservatives.
By all means, let's let THIS guy out of jail. Hell, I'm scared now!
i have known this family for 6yrs. my girls are good friends with these kids. i have tried for YEARS to convince this woman to leave this crazy man. she was scared because she knew he would kill her. i finally had to break contact with them because i couldn't stand to watch these kids suffer any more. the 3rd week in january he was on a meth high and held this family in their trailer for days. he would whisper in the 13 year olds ear NIGHTLY that he was going to kill her but first watch him kill her mother. she left him on a friday and came to me. the safe house helped her immensely. we went to the court house to file an order of protection for her and her 3 children. monday i went to school to pick up her kids and he was there! the school went on immediate lockdown and the police responded. when the police told me they had him pulled over i BEGGED them not to let him go. well the protection order wasn't in proper order so they had to let him go!!! unbelievable!!!!!! the cape courthouse needs to have a victims advocate available to help make sure the paperwork gets filled out correctly. this whole situation is so frustrating. when i heard they let the LUNATIC out i went and bought a gun. i hate guns. i'm now in fear of my families safety. i hope the stupid woman who put her house up to get him out of jail knows he will most likely run. this man has SO many priors including manufacturing meth, and he just went to court on his second DWI. if he doesn't run i seriously believe he will kill this woman. God help her!!
All,
Election time remember, Associate Circuit Court Judge Gary A. Kamp reduced this guy's bond!
Well surprise surprise...as if this is anything new for Gary Kamp!!! I really feel for this family! People say why doesn't she leave him or put him out...easier said than done when she's obviously codependent! What this family needs is for someone to stand up for them and PUT this poor excuse for a man under the jail!!! That's what Mr. Dumb Azz aka Gary Kamp should've done instead of reduce the bond! But that would be to much like right for Gary Kamp to do the right thing!!! YES folks, remember this when it's election time!!! Gary Kamp has needed to be voted out YEARS AGO!!!!! He is the BIGGEST HYPOCRIT!!! VOTE HIM out!!!
i saw the 13yr old yesterday. she is scared to death to face this SOB in court on thurs.(Feb. 18) can't this child just talk to good ole judge kamp in closed quarters? i just don't get our court system. maybe all this negative publicity kamp is getting will make him open his eyes and throw the book at Jason and put him away then and there!! guess time will tell.
You have GOT to be kidding - Kamp ( i can't even bring myself to call you judge) you do NOT belong on the bench if this is the way you protect our community - and the people who need protection - maybe if this happened in your family you would feel different but then-
maybe you wouldn't