Murder Charge Filed in Upshur County Death
Posted/updated on: April 9, 2017 at 2:55 pm
GILMER – The step son of a man found shot to death in Upshur County has now been charged with murder. Upshur county investigators say they had gathered enough information to charge Clinton Ray Allen, 45, of Gilmer, with first degree murder. The shooting of James Earl Robinson was said have stemmed from a family dispute. Robinson was found dead Thursday evening. Officers responded to a welfare check on Holly Road, southwest of Gilmer, around 6:00 and discovered Robinson’s bod in the house. His body was sent to Tyler for autopsy. Officials first arrested Allen on a charge of public intoxication. As the investigation progressed, the murder charge was added.
