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Court Date Today for Robinson and Tausaga

Felony settlement conference scheduled for two men in home invasion robbery that ended with a shooting death

Roman Tausaga and Dyrenell Robinson, two men allegedly involved in a home invasion robbery that ended with the shooting death of a third robber, are scheduled to be in an Indio courtroom for a proposed felony settlement conference.

Tausaga, 22, remains jailed in Indio on $1 million bail.  He is charged with robbery and burglary, both with the additional count of using a firearm. 

Robinson, 20, also remains in jail with bail set at $500,000. He is charged with one count each of burglary and robbery. 

The two are charged in a home invasion in Palm Desert on February 23, that left Frank Tanuvasa, 20, fatally wounded following a struggle with a Sheriff’s Department deputy.   

To read more about the incident and shooting, click here.

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