LI Man Sentenced To Life Plus 84 Years For Murder, Invasion: Feds

BAY SHORE, NY — A Bay Shore man was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 84 years in federal court Tuesday after he was found guilty of murdering residents in multiple home invasions throughout Long Island, prosecutors said.

United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack ruled that Tyrone L. Robinson, 35, will serve a life prison term for: seven counts of robbery and attempted robbery of drugs and drug proceeds; seven counts of unlawful use, brandishing and discharge of firearms; and four counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Robinson was convicted by a jury in February 2020 following a four-week trial.

Between August 2015 and May 2016, Robinson and his co-conspirators committed multiple armed home invasion robberies of drug dealers in Nassau and Suffolk counties, officials said. The victims were pistol-whipped, often times zip-tied, threatened with death and shot, prosecutors said. On March 25, 2016, officials said Robinson committed an armed home invasion in Lake Grove and threatened to kill an eight-year-old girl if she did not find money for him.

“Today’s sentence ensures that a serial predator will never be set free to inflict violence within our communities," said Special Agent-in-Charge John DeVito. "The reign of terror of Tyrone Robinson is over. Convicted of murder with a firearm, armed robbery, armed assaults, Robinson preyed upon his victims and showed no mercy."

The following night, Robinson returned to the scene of the Lake Grove home invasion, officials said, and dropped his cellphone. It was recovered by police responding to a call from neighbors.

The cellphone was logged into Robinson’s online account which he had used to Google search for directions to his targeted locations and for news reports about the crimes he had committed, officials said. For example, after a violent robbery attack in Hempstead, Robinson Google searched “man beaten in Hempstead.”

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. As part of the program, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices work in partnership with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement and their local communities to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.