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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — REAL News Michiana has learned radical and violent anti-police activist, Tonna Robinson, has finally found an attorney to represent her in a felony battery case. It turns out, the lawyer who agreed to take her on as a client is the same lawyer who is currently representing former Democrat Goshen Mayor and School Board Member, Allan Kauffman, in an election fraud scandal from 2022.
Earlier this month, criminal defense attorney Peter Britton made an appearance on Robinson’s behalf. Robinson was being offered a public defender due to her lack of income, however, an actual anarchist group put together several online fundraisers where anti-police activists from across the country contributed, allowing her to hire Mr. Britton to defend her.
Robinson is being charged with Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and faces up to six years in prison if convicted. The charges stem from her part in attacking a father and his son on the sidewalk outside of a drag show for children earlier this summer. Charging documents can be read in their entirety below.
Robinson along with other anti-police activists violently attacked a man and his son outside of the South Bend LGBTQ Center’s annual drag show for kids on June 7th. The man, who RNM will not name out of concern for his safety, was walking down the public sidewalk in front of the venue when two people “pulling security” for the event, including Robinson, assaulted him. Robinson hit the man in the head with a large brass bell, causing significant head trauma, forcing the victim to spend the evening in the hospital where he received six stitches in his head. According to witnesses, the assault appeared to be unprovoked as the victim was not violent and did not attack anyone involved in the drag show. Robinson, and another suspect identified as Troy Moss, immediately took off after the attack. Moss has not been charged. Pictures of the victim’s wounds can be seen below.
Troy Moss and Tonna Robinson are both members of the non-profit organization called Northern Indiana Atheists (NIA), a well-known left-wing activist organization in the region. According to witnesses, Moss initially attacked the victim by pinning him against a wall. Video shows Robinson then running up and hitting the man in the head TWICE with a large brass bell. Below is a picture of Robinson holding the improvised weapon standing next to Moss just prior to the attack.
The activists also viciously beat the victim’s teenaged son as he attempted to call 911 for his injured father. In video taken at the scene, you can see the 18-year-old victim fighting to keep his phone in his hands as a much larger masked man puts him in a headlock and punches him in the head and face multiple times. As the teenager attempts to grab his phone from the ground, the assailant attacks the 18-year-old again. Eventually, another LGBTQ activist walks up and steals the phone. According to the victim and his father, the 18-year-old was able to get through to 911 dispatch, however, the activists disconnected the call when they got possession of the phone.
In the background of the video you can see Robinson running up to the elder victim and swing the bell twice. The impact of the bell to the victim’s head can clearly be heard.
While the drag show was being put on by the LGBTQ Center of South Bend, it was held at The Well Coffee House/Church located in the 2400 block of East Mishawaka Avenue in South Bend.
As previously stated, Moss and Robinson are both part of the NIA non-profit. According to Facebook posts, the NIA had partnered with both the LGBTQ Center and The Well to pull “security” for the event. Both Moss and Robinson were part of the “security” detail. The NIA also frequently hosts meetings at the venue. Below are several Facebook posts by the NIA describing their partnership to pull security and meetings the organization holds at the venue.
The NIA is most well-known for setting up an annual Satanic holiday display in the County-City Building in Downtown South Bend as well as hosting events such as “Menstruatin’ with Satan” — which both have garnered immense support from local elected Democrat officials.
ANTIFA GANG MEMBERS
While both Moss and Robinson are highly connected to the left-wing gang known as Antifa, Robinson appears to be the de facto leader of the group in the region.
Robinson and her self-identified group of Antifa members historically worked as what they called “Deathscorts” outside of the now closed Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in South Bend in which they would escort women into the facility to get abortions. One of the members was investigated by the US Capitol Police for nearly running over a congresswoman with his car in 2021. That same member was investigated by the FBI for threats against a pro-life organization.
Following the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel last October where hundreds of women and children were murdered in their beds, Robinson joined Hamas supporters at a rally in Downtown South Bend who openly said they were happy about innocent Jews being killed.
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