Houston police identified the man accused in the confrontation as 37-year-old Darius Robinson, who faces aggravated-assault and firearm-possession charges, according to ABC13 Houston. Scott told the station that he had dropped his son off at school Wednesday morning and was waiting outside a corner store on the 7100 block of Cullen in Houston before a scheduled job interview when a stranger approached and struck him with a gun.
Scott told ABC13 Houston he had never seen Robinson before. According to Scott, Robinson asked whether he remembered him. When Scott said no, Robinson continued hitting him and accused him of having beaten him the previous day, an accusation Scott denied.
A Fight That Ended With the Gun Changing Hands
Scott said the two fell to the ground as Robinson continued striking him with the gun. He told the station that Robinson pointed the weapon at his face and cocked it, and that he managed to wrest it away and hold Robinson until officers arrived. A friend ran to call police during the struggle, according to the station's report.
Robinson now faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, as noted by ABC13 Houston. He is being held in the Harris County Jail with bond set at $75,000. Court documents reviewed by the station list Robinson as a culinary arts graduate, ABC13 Houston reported.
Houston aggravated-assault statistics
The available year-to-year comparison shows a decrease, not an increase: Houston Police Department statistics showed aggravated assault in the city was down 8% in 2022 compared with 2021, according to ABC13 Houston. That figure covers those two years and does not establish a longer-term trend.
A Record That Includes Prison Time
Per a report from ABC13 Houston, Robinson has faced past charges including cruelty to animals, endangering a child, and interfering with a public servant, and he served time as a juvenile. He was also sentenced to two years in prison on a drug possession case. A separate snippet attributed to the U.S. Department of Justice describes Robinson as having previously been convicted in Harris County of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver — a detail that does not match the prior-charges list reported elsewhere, and the discrepancy between the two accounts has not been resolved.
Despite the attack, Scott still made it to his job interview afterward and said he is now waiting to hear back on whether he got the position.
No police report, charging document, or court docket confirming the case details was made available beyond the station's reporting, and there is no indication yet of a statement from Robinson or an attorney representing him. The case remains open as it moves through the Harris County court system.
