ROBBERY MOTIVE IN DECEMBER SHOOTING

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- An incident report from the Lincolnton Police Department sheds some light on what happened prior to the Dec. 17 shooting of Magnolia Street resident Anthony Robinson.

Four days before Robinson was shot outside his residence by Rahim Oates, Oates reported an armed robbery to the police department.

In the report, Oates details how Robinson and another man robbed Robinson of $120, then kicked and punched Oates to the ground.

On December 17, police said Robinson was shot four times by Oates.

Oates was apprehended Wednesday morning in Charlotte. With information provided by Lincolnton Police detective Sgt. Matt Painter, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) took Oates into custody without incident.

"He was asleep at the time he was apprehended," said Painter, in exclusive video on The Carolina Scoop Wednesday.

Oates, who had his first appearance hearing on charges of attempted first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury today (Thursday) remains jailed under a $1,000,000 bond.