LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Clearlake Oaks woman who said she shot her boyfriend to death following a sexual assault has been arrested in Missouri after authorities said their investigation concluded the shooting was not justified.
On Wednesday, Tammy Sue Grogan Robinson, 56, of Clearlake Oaks was taken into custody in Duquesne, Missouri, said Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Grogan Robinson is charged with the July 7 killing of Charles Vernon McClelland, 56, of Rohnert Park at her Clearlake Oaks residence.
Authorities said sheriff’s deputies first encountered Grogan Robinson at a local hospital in the hours after the shooting.
She told investigators that McClelland, who she had an on-again, off-again dating relationship with for five years, had sexually assaulted her at gunpoint, and that she had gotten control of the weapon and shot him.
McClelland’s autopsy the day after the shooting showed he died of multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said.
On Friday, Paulich said that over the past month the Lake County Sheriff’s Major Crimes detectives conducted an extensive followup investigation in the case.
He said they interviewed several family and friends of McClelland and Grogan Robinson, served several search warrants, and analyzed evidence at the scene as well as digital evidence.
After evaluating this evidence, detectives determined the shooting of McClelland was not justified, Paulich said.
The case was submitted to the District Attorney’s Office, which Paulich said filed a complaint for murder against Grogan Robinson.
Paulich said an arrest warrant for the charge of murder was issued for Grogan Robinson by the Lake County Superior Court.
He said detectives worked with authorities in Kansas City, Joplin, and Duquesne, Missouri to locate Grogan Robinson and arrest her on Wednesday.
As for why Grogan Robinson was in Missouri, Paulich said she had family there.
Grogan Robinson was booked into custody at the Jasper County Detention Center in Carthage, Missouri, with bail set at $2 million, Paulich said.
Paulich said Grogan Robinson is awaiting extradition to Lake County.
The sheriff’s office extended its thanks to the Joplin, Duquesne and Kansas City Missouri police departments for their assistance.
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Clearlake Oaks woman arrested for July killing of boyfriend
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