35-Year-Old Man Found Guilty, Facing Multiple Charges That Include Shooting Girlfriend

A man from Chester was reportedly found guilty of breaking in and shooting his ex-partner in the abdomen in 2019.

The accused was identified as Robert Day who is facing attempted murder charges after breaking into the home of the victim and then shooting her in the abdomen in 2019, the Daily Times reported.

Moreover, Day is also charged with aggravated assault, burglary, possession of a firearm prohibited and possession of an instrument of crime following a bench trial before the Common Pleas Court Judge, Richard Capell.

The 35-year-old was also acquitted on a second aggravated assault charge.

The female victim narrated how she met the suspect back 16 years ago. Both share three children but the woman explained how Day became abusive towards her since she became pregnant with their first child. This led to her being afraid of him.

However, it was on October 2018 when the woman had enough. This was after Day allegedly threw a glass table top at her, causing an injury.

After that, the woman sought an emergency protection-from-abuse order in January 2019. This carried on until March 28, 2019, three days before the shooting incident.

The female victim added that she also got multiple calls from Day on Mar. 31, 2019, from a cellphone and another blocked number.

A look at the phone records of Day by Upland detective Andrew Nicholl showed that the 35-year-old called the woman about 12 times that day. Two of them came from a blocked number. The last call was made at around 11:07 p.m. according to the detective.

At about 11:30 p.m., the woman was in bed with her youngest child when she heard glass breaking and allegedly heard someone running down the hallway.

Day had a different story on the incident. According to him, Day pinned the blame on a stranger, someone he allegedly encountered inside the home. He added that after the incident, he left the house and threw the gun away while fleeing to his mother’s home. He was arrested only on June 2019.

Day’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 22 pending a presentence investigation, psychiatric and psychosocial evaluations, and a drug and alcohol evaluation. He remains at the county jail in Concord.