Jacob D. Robida was a Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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 teenager who attacked three patrons at a New Bedford

New Bedford, Massachusetts

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 gay bar

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 on February 2, 2006. He fled the state and drove to Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia

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, where he allegedly kidnapped a female companion and drove southwest. He was stopped by Gassville, Arkansas

Gassville, Arkansas

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 Police Officer James W. Sell at the Brass Door Restaurant parking lot on the afternoon of February 4, 2006 for an apparent traffic violation. Robida shot and killed Sell and fled east.