St. Bernard man booked with six counts of looting vehicles during the storm and possession of firearm by a felon; Was tied to one burglary by a fingerprint

A St. Bernard Parish man with an extensive history of felony arrests and who is on probation for 12 years has been booked with six counts of looting vehicles during the period of Hurricane Isaac and with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Daryl Robin, 28, 2022 Myrtle Grove St., Meraux, has more than 50 felony arrests and was tied to the string of burglaries in the Jumonville South subdivision by a matching fingerpint lifted in one of the vehicles, Sheriff Pohlmann said. A gun stolen in one burglary was also recovered.

The sheriff said Robin, who was already a suspect before the print was matched, admitted under questioning by Det. Capt. Mark Jackson after an investigation by Det. Sgt. Paul Miller, that he committed the burglaries in the early morning hours of Aug. 31.

Robin said he was on prescription drugs at the time of the break-ins. State Probation and Parole Agent Richard Weidenhaft and Jackson confronted Robin at the suspect’s residence after the match of the fingerprint.

Robin also directed Jackson to a vacant lot near his residence where a gun Robin stolen in the incidents was recovered, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Robin was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison and is being held on the six looting counts, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon and as a probation violator.

No bond has been set.