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RandySF

(83,627 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:00 AM 12 hrs ago

Rep. Jasmine Crockett confirms security team member killed by Dallas police in standoff

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday confirmed that a 39-year-old man who was killed in a standoff with Dallas officers last week was a member of her security team who had been using a fraudulent identity.

Diamon Mazairre Robinson lived as “Mike King” for years, during which he operated security businesses that hired off-duty officers, Dallas police said during a Monday press conference. Robinson’s real identity was exposed after Irving police put out a bulletin for a vehicle with stolen government plates, which a Dallas officer had seen while working with Robinson on a security job six months earlier.

Robinson fled Dallas police, who attempted to pull him over on March 11, escaping a brief chase before being located once more in a hospital parking garage, officials said. After an hours-long standoff with negotiators, officers shot and killed Robinson after he stepped out of the vehicle and drew a handgun.

In a statement posted on social media, the Dallas congresswoman confirmed that Robinson had helped provide security for her for years, and said her team had followed U.S. House procedure for contracting security. She also said Robinson, acting as Mike King, had worked with multiple law enforcement agencies, including Capitol Police. A spokesperson with the Capitol Police did not respond to an immediate request for comment.




https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/16/texas-jasmine-crockett-security-team-member-alias-killed/

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett confirms security team member killed by Dallas police in standoff (Original Post) RandySF 12 hrs ago OP
holy smokes !! now THERE is a story !! stopdiggin 12 hrs ago #1
Who is doing the hiring? PeaceWave 12 hrs ago #2
why bring up only Dems? Skittles 9 hrs ago #8
Let us know after you look into it! We're all ears! Torchlight 54 min ago #9
I think it shows there probably needs to be stricter standards when setting up a security business JI7 12 hrs ago #3
damn! sometimes you think you know people. and then something like this happens. orleans 12 hrs ago #4
The current labor secretary is having an affair with her security guard BaronChocula 11 hrs ago #5
What? OmGosh! Cha 11 hrs ago #6
So, multiple law enforcement agencies worked close with him but failed to do a background check themselves? Damn!!! cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #7
WHOA! City Lights 29 min ago #10

stopdiggin

(15,371 posts)
1. holy smokes !! now THERE is a story !!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:16 AM
12 hrs ago

And have to admit - I haven't the slightest idea - if, when, and where blame can (or should) be assigned here.
Is it really that easy to manufacture a false identity - in today's day and age ?

PeaceWave

(3,247 posts)
2. Who is doing the hiring?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:29 AM
12 hrs ago

Between this story and Kyrsten Sinema's bodyguard (yeah, the one she was having an affair with), you have to question the vetting of these sensitive security positions. In the case of Sinema's bodyguard, it is now being revealed in her North Carolina "homewrecker lawsuit" that "Sinema eventually began paying for psychedelic treatments for Matthew Ammel (the bodyguard) for his PTSD related to his military service." That's right, a man guarding a U.S. Senator was simultaneously being treated with MDMA for his PTSD. At the risk of using one too many acronyms, WTF could possibly go wrong?

Torchlight

(6,753 posts)
9. Let us know after you look into it! We're all ears!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:59 PM
54 min ago
Peavewave: "Who is doing the hiring? ...WTF could possibly go wrong?"


Sounds like a very meritorious and weighted question, and I'm certain this good-faith query of yours warrants much more than a simplistic "WFT!" response followed by a deletion. Let us know when you find out, please! We're looking forward to it!

JI7

(93,526 posts)
3. I think it shows there probably needs to be stricter standards when setting up a security business
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:34 AM
12 hrs ago

which involves armed guards.

They probably just check to see if it's a legitimate business which many people can do.

orleans

(36,861 posts)
4. damn! sometimes you think you know people. and then something like this happens.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:44 AM
12 hrs ago


Robinson had posed as a federal officer under the “Specialty Dignitary Police,” a nonexistent agency he created identification cards for, officials said. He also had two active felony theft warrants from 2017, a parole violation, two vehicles with stolen government plates and multiple stolen firearms, including the one he produced before being shot, Kenneth said.


(from op link)

multiple stolen firearms... i'm glad nothing bad happened to jasmine.

BaronChocula

(4,482 posts)
5. The current labor secretary is having an affair with her security guard
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:08 AM
11 hrs ago

That may be an even worse fate.

Cha

(318,692 posts)
6. What? OmGosh!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 03:20 AM
11 hrs ago

Suicide by cop..

This must be a Shock to Rep Jasmine Crocket and her Team. ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

cstanleytech

(28,438 posts)
7. So, multiple law enforcement agencies worked close with him but failed to do a background check themselves? Damn!!!
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 04:08 AM
10 hrs ago
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