When the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson published his August 2024 letter declining to charge Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater with a crime, there was one line that stood out in his letter declining to charge the sheriff.
“In closing, some of the comments made by Streater are very concerning to say the least and their impact on the pending charges have yet to be determined.”
Da’Vonta “Squirrel” Robinson walked into a Chesterfield County courtroom on Feb. 10. 2026, facing 185 years in prison if convicted of nearly two-dozen charges against him. A deal from a special prosecutor handed Robinson a felony conviction, but helped him to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison. (WJZY Photo/Jody Barr)
Da’Vonta “Squirrel” Robinson walked into a Chesterfield County courtroom on Feb. 10. 2026, facing 185 years in prison if convicted of nearly two-dozen charges against him. A deal from a special prosecutor handed Robinson a felony conviction, but helped him to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison. (WJZY Photo/Jody Barr)
Just six months earlier, the sheriff drove to Da’Vonta “Squirrel” Robinson’s Bennett Road home near Pageland, armed with information about the investigation that could have put Squirrel behind bars for decades.
Streater’s investigators charged Robinson with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of attempted armed robbery, and a weapons enhancement from a June 2020 shooting that injured Tyreak Adams and Noah Avila. Both men were listed as victims in the encounter.
Robinson was shot multiple times after investigators accused him of trying to rob Adams and Avila, shooting them, then Robinson ended up with seven bullet holes. He spent weeks recovering in a Charlotte hospital.
Streater went to the Robinson’s home on Jan. 12, 2024, just days after Queen City News Chief Investigative Reporter, Jody Barr, aired a report entitled, ‘Unheard.’ The report detailed how the sheriff’s office mishandled a child sexual assault case. Our investigation led to the resignation of the sheriff’s lead investigator, Captain Wayne Jordan.
Streater told state investigators during an interview that he went to the Robinsons’ home the same day he issued a press release, attempting to discredit the ‘Unheard’ reporting. Streater told S.C. Law Enforcement Division agents the press release was a “back at you” to QCN for its reporting.
Streater didn’t know at the time, but Squirrel’s father, Chucky Robinson, recorded the secret meeting with the sheriff. Days after the meeting, Robinson said that he hoped the recording would compromise the state’s prosecution of his son from that June 2020 attempted murder/attempted armed robbery of Adams and Avila.
The sheriff promised to help get the charges against Squirrel dismissed and to help remove a court-ordered GPS ankle monitor a judge ordered Squirrel to wear after his arrest in the attempted murder case. The recording showed Streater disclosed details of his office’s investigation into the 2020 shooting to Squirrel and his family.