A jury on Friday found 30-year-old Archie Robinson, of Topeka, guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in the shooting death of 39-year-old Patrick Roberts, of Lawrence.

Prosecutors allege that Robinson kicked in the door to Roberts’ Lawrence home around 3 a.m. March 8, 2014, with co-defendant Dustin Walker, tried to steal money and marijuana from Roberts and shot him when he didn’t comply.

Archie Lamont Robinson

On Tuesday, Roberts’ 17-year-old son, Michael Neis-Roberts, said that on the night of his father’s death, he saw two men burst through his front door, go to Roberts’ room and say: “Where is it?” Neis-Roberts said he then heard his father say, “I don’t know what you are talking about,” and a gun went off.

Neis-Roberts said that’s when his uncle, Roberts’ brother, came into the room, tackled Walker, who had the gun, and struggled briefly with him until the two intruders ran away. Robinson’s shoe, the gun and Walker’s hat were found at the crime scene, detectives said. Neis-Roberts said his uncle saw a third man outside run away with the two intruders.

Throughout the week, jurors heard evidence that Robinson was found running from the crime scene barefoot in bloodstained clothing shortly after Roberts was shot in the abdomen. Kansas Bureau of Investigations forensic analyst Amanda Misencik testified Thursday that Roberts’ DNA matched the blood found on Robinson’s clothing.

During closing arguments Friday, Robinson’s attorney, Branden Smith, suggested that perhaps Robinson was the third man outside. Smith said there was no evidence to suggest that Robinson broke into the home with Walker that morning.

Smith also said that because Roberts’ family testified Tuesday that Roberts sold illegal drugs, perhaps Robinson and Walker went to the home to purchase marijuana, but the situation escalated and ultimately lead to Roberts’ death.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Amy McGowan said that what played out that night probably wasn’t as elaborate as the narratives Smith offered.

“It’s probably not that complicated,” McGowan said. “It was like, ‘Hey, you wanna go get high? I know where we can go get some weed and money.'”

Jurors took just one hour to find Robinson guilty of both charges. In February, jurors took about 12 hours, spread out over a weekend, to convict Walker of aggravated burglary. Jurors on that case could not reach a unanimous decision on Walker’s first-degree murder charge.

Robinson is in the Douglas County Jail awaiting sentencing on April 16. He faces life in prison without consideration for parole for at least 20 years, said Cheryl Wright Kunard, assistant to the district attorney.

Walker remains in the Douglas County Jail awaiting a new murder trial in May.