Crockett Defends Hiring After Fugitive Guard Killed in SWAT Standoff

Questions swirled in Washington after 👤Jasmine Crockett acknowledged that a man she trusted as a security guard was, in reality, a fugitive operating under an alias — and that his life ended in a deadly confrontation with police.

According to the New York Post, the Texas Democrat said Monday that her office “followed all protocols” when bringing the man onto her security team, despite revelations about his criminal past and ongoing federal investigation.

The guard, identified as Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, had been known to Crockett and her team as “Mike King.” He was shot and killed by police in Dallas last week after a tense standoff.

Crockett said her office had no indication that Robinson was using a false identity.

“Our team followed all protocols outlined by the House to contract additional security,” Crockett wrote in a statement posted to X.

She pointed to broader systemic failures, adding, “The fact that this individual was able to somehow circumvent the vetting process for something as sensitive as security for a member of Congress highlights the loopholes and shortcomings in many of our systems.”

According to authorities, Robinson had embedded himself in law enforcement circles by posing as an officer and using multiple aliases. He allegedly leveraged that persona to secure work, including a role protecting Crockett.