Lincoln police believe intruders shot and killed 36-year-old Jessica Brandon last month in an attempted robbery, and that her fiancé hid marijuana moments after the shooting, according to court documents.
Investigators in an arrest affidavit for Michael J. Robertson, 35, gave new insight into what happened moments before and after the July 31 shooting at 1950 Fairfield St.
At least four intruders carrying bags kicked their way into the home Brandon and Robertson shared, and the person who called 911 after the shooting said the intruders yelled "LPD" once they were inside, the affidavit said.
Video surveillance cameras in and around the home showed the intruders busting a panel in the front door to get inside at 3:39 a.m., firing several shots and running outside three minutes later, the affidavit said.
As the intruders fled, cameras captured footage of Robertson entering the home's attached garage with a duffel bag, grabbing a cooler, then taking the bag and cooler into a backyard shed before police and rescue workers arrived, police said.
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Officers searched the shed and found a digital scale and 2.89 pounds of marijuana in the cooler and the duffel bag, an investigator wrote in the affidavit. And in a basement room, investigators found $85,800 and marijuana edibles they believe belonged to Robertson.
Prosecutors charged him Friday with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug money, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
He was arrested Monday afternoon without incident, a Lincoln police spokeswoman confirmed.
Robertson spent nine months in prison after the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force found 24 pounds of marijuana and guns in a search at his home, then on Touzalin Avenue, on May 9, 2012.
Police have not arrested any of the suspected intruders in the case, though Officer Angela Sands said investigators were sifting through a heap of leads received since they released the surveillance video last week.
Investigators encourage anyone with information on the intruders to call Crimestoppers at 402-475-3600.