Man arrested for fatally shooting soldier at Fort Liberty outside hookah lounge

At his first appearance on Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Cheri Siler-Mack denied Robinson bail on the grounds that he had other charges pending against him and that he had a history of frequent failures to appear in court.

The 20 unrelated charges pending in Cumberland County include evading arrest, possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver and two counts of home invasion. According to court records, Robinson was free on bail at the time of Taylor's murder. He was charged with evading arrest, reckless driving and disobeying a red light in October.

During Robinson's brief initial court appearance Wednesday, Assistant District Attorney Autumn Young said Taylor and four friends were in a vehicle Taylor was driving when they encountered Robinson and his friends in the parking lot. She said Robinson ripped a chain from someone in Taylor's group and pointed a gun at the occupants of his vehicle before shooting Taylor at point-blank range.

Young also stated that Taylor was unarmed and allegedly told his attacker this.

According to news partner WRAL, Taylor was a paratrooper with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.