Robert Nolan Hall
The suspect involved in the armed robbery of a student in front of Martinez Sports Center on Saturday is still being held without bond and has been charged with two felony counts.
Robert Nolan Hall, 21, pistol swiped University of Tampa student Jared Griffin at approximately 5:15 a.m. and has been charged with one count of robbery as first degree felony and one count of possession of a firearm as a second degree felony.
According to the police report, one of the two suspects that approached Griffin asked, “What do you have on you?” and then hit him in the face with the gun. While Griffin was on the ground, Hall and 15-year-old Christopher Castro took his wallet, keys and lighter.
The two suspects ran down North Boulevard where UT Campus Safety and Security caught the suspects.
According to the report, Hall stated that he had the gun and bullets for protection and threw the weapon in the bushes.
Hall is not allowed to carry a gun because of his previous criminal record.
In March 2007, Hall was arrested and charged with a felony for possession and delivery of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, burglary of a structure, grand theft and possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
In November 2006, Hall was also arrested and charged with a felony for burglary of a structure and grand theft of a dwelling.
Hall is currently being held without bond in the Faulkenburg Road Jail. A $7,500 bond has been set for the possession of a firearm, but no bond has been set for the robbery.
According to Hillsborough County court records, a public defender was assigned to Hall on March 1.
This armed robbery came almost six months after Ryan McCall, a UT senior and Cross Country runner, was found dead less than a mile down North Boulevard after he was robbed and shot while walking back home.
Two other incidents of armed robbery also happened off-campus last semester in the early-morning hours.
Charlie Hambos can be reached at chambos@ut.edu.
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