Robin Hood – an Atlanta man accused of planting explosives in his ex-wife’s camper last year – has pleaded guilty to a count of arson and will likely be sentenced to probation, Cowley County Attorney Larry Schwartz said this week.
Sentencing in the case is expected to take place remotely, using the Zoom software, at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Judge Nicholas St. Peter is presiding.
Hood had been charged with attempted first degree murder, attempted aggravated arson and criminal use of an explosive. Those more serious charges, which might have brought prison time, were dropped as part of a plea agreement.
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Schwartz said it became more clear over time that the state could not sustain the more serious charges should the case have gone to trial.
Last August, the Winfield Police Dept. was contacted by someone camping at the Winfield Fairgrounds who had located suspicious items in her camper. Upon investigation, it was determined the items were a potential safety hazard.
It appeared Hood, 48, had become angry at his ex-wife because she took possession of the camper when the relationship ended.
The Wichita Bomb Squad and Kansas Highway Patrol aided in the investigation which occurred which occurred as the Cowley County Fair went on nearby. Toy rocket engines were said to be the devices Hood had rigged in the woman’s camper.
Hood was arrested last year and held in the county jail until last month. He was represented by Wichita attorney Chrystal Krier.
