Dad charged for death of son's girlfriend after shooting initially called accident suddenly takes a turn

An Alabama antheral faces a manslaughter complaint successful transportation with the decease of his son's girlfriend.

Jeffrey Scott Towers, 54, was charged with manslaughter 2 months aft the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Whitney Robeson. According to the Trussville Police Department, officers responded to a telephone astir a shooting astatine a location successful Trussville, Alabama, astir 9:30 p.m. connected March 7. When they arrived, they recovered Robeson with a gunshot coiled and transported her to the hospital. She was pronounced dormant soon aft arriving.

On May 11, constabulary said Towers was being held liable for Robeson's death.

Alabama-based quality outlet Al.com reported that the Jefferson County Coroner initially ruled the shooting to beryllium accidental. Specific details astir the circumstances of the alleged shooting were not made publically available.

Robeson, a Virginia native, was a graduate of Auburn University and earned her grade successful interior plan successful May 2025. She was dating Towers' lad astatine the clip of her death.

According to tribunal documents reviewed by Law&Crime, the ailment against Towers alleged that helium "recklessly cause[d] the death" of Robeson by "shooting her with a firearm." After helium was arrested, helium was booked into the Jefferson County Jail and posted $30,000 bond.

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In a connection to Law&Crime, Towers' defence lawyer Johnny Amari of the Amari Law Firm said, "What happened to Ms. Robeson was a tragic event. While we recognize that the justness strategy indispensable play out, we cognize that the facts volition amusement that Mr. Towers has nary transgression history, has been a productive and upstanding national for his full beingness and is not blameworthy of these charges."

Towers' adjacent tribunal day was not available.