U.S. Rep. Al Lawson became the second member of Congress in a week to call out rodent-plagued, federally subsidized apartments in Jacksonville when he said Thursday residents of Hilltop Village Apartments should be relocated until exterminators can clear out infestations.
“It is inacceptable that young mothers who live in the units and are working to raise healthy children are forced to put their food in airtight containers so disease-carrying rodents cannot disrupt their child’s development,” Lawson, D-Tallahassee, said in a statement.
Lawson s criticism comes on the heels of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio taking aim over the past week at conditions at Hilltop Village and two other Jacksonville apartment complexes, Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens, after his congressional staff toured them and talked with residents.
‘I could actually take a breath’: Mother relieved arrest made in teen’s death
Jacksonville rapper awaiting trial in 2020 murder now charged in 2019 killing of teen
Updated:
Tags:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man already awaiting trial in a 2020 murder has been served an arrest warrant in a 2019 killing.
Hakeem Robinson, a 22-year-old rapper who goes by “Ksoo,” is charged in the February 2019 murder of 16-year-old Adrian Gainer Jr. at the Hilltop Village Apartments in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the warrant.
The warrant shows Gainer and another person were targeted by Robinson and another suspect who has not been charged.
When Gainer saw the two men coming, he started running but was gunned down in front of witnesses, according to the warrant. The other person escaped.
Jacksonville man now charged in 2019 death at Hilltop Apartments jacksonville.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jacksonville.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jailed Jacksonville homicide suspect charged in second murder
Hakeem Armani Robinson, 22, was charged on March 10 with second-degree murder in the Feb. 25, 2019 death of a 16-year-old boy. Author: Florida Times-Union, Dan Scanlan Published: 11:53 AM EDT March 17, 2021 Updated: 5:50 PM EDT March 17, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A 22-year-old man already in jail on a murder charge for an early 2020 shooting death in Arlington had a second one filed against him this week, according to court records.
Hakeem Armani Robinson, 22, was charged on March 10 with second-degree murder in the Feb. 25, 2019, death of 16-year-old Adrian Gainer Jr. at the Hilltop Village Apartments on West 45th Street, the latest arrest warrant said.