Navy veteran once touted by Trump as a ‘victim’ of #MeToo is accused of killing his girlfriend and beheading her with a power saw
- A Navy veteran once touted by Trump as a #MeToo victim is accused of beheading his girlfriend with a power saw
- Joseph Roberts, 42, was arrested on September 7 following the shocking murder of his girlfriend Rachel Imani Buckner
- Her body was found dismembered along the coast of Alameda Country
A Navy veteran once touted by Donald Trump as a “victim” of #MeToo has been accused of killing his girlfriend and beheading her with a power saw.
Joseph Roberts, 42, was arrested on September 7 following the shocking death of his girlfriend Rachel Imani Buckner.
The recent law school graduate’s body was found dismembered along the coastline of California’s Alameda Country, The messenger reports.
Her remains were wrapped in plastic with duct tape, where Robert’s DNA is said to have been discovered.
“Joseph’s DNA was on the tape that wrapped her body, which meant he was aware she was dead, he knew she had been dismembered,” said Detective Robert Hansen.
Joseph Roberts, 42, was arrested on September 7 following the shocking murder of his girlfriend
Rachel Imani Buckner was found wrapped in plastic and duct tape
“He played an active role in wrapping her body and concealing it in plastic garbage bags.”
After serving a stint in the Navy, Roberts was once on track to become the first person in his family to receive a college degree.
But in 2013, he was suspended from Savannah State University after being accused of online verbal and sexual harassment.
Roberts denied the allegations and further claimed that he was denied due process.
He shared his story with Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Secretary of Education, as part of a series of listening sessions about the Title IX guidelines surrounding sexual harassment on college campuses.
Roberts said at the time that it meant “a big deal” for him to be able to speak out.
“Not just because of the situation, but because of where I was in my recovery from this,” Roberts said.
‘All I could do was present my story. I hope and pray she listens.”
On an episode of ABC’s Nightline, Roberts shared his frustration at being treated in a way he perceived as unfair.
He later returned to Savannah, Georgia, where he had been attending college, and spoke of the fear he harbored if he ever returned to campus after being abruptly kicked out.
On an episode of ABC’s Nightline, Roberts shared his frustration at being treated in a way he perceived as unfair
Roberts shared his story with Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Secretary of Education, as part of a series of listening sessions on the Title IX guidelines surrounding sexual harassment on college campuses
The recent law school graduate’s body was found dismembered along the coastline of California’s Alameda Country
‘An email came from the Student Affairs Office. You will be summarily suspended and if you set foot on campus you risk expulsion and arrest.
“A few minutes later, there was a campus-wide email alert that said – my photo almost looked like a mug shot: ‘If you see me, notify public safety immediately.’
While sharing his experiences on YouTube’s The Exceptional Conservative Show, he relived what it was like to be marched off campus after two female students complained.
Roberts, who left school just three weeks before graduating, claimed the statements about him were “total lies.”
“They said things as if they were afraid for their lives.”
He said the events almost cost him his life after it all became too much.
‘I woke up unresponsive, surrounded by paramedics and firefighters with an empty bottle of alcohol and a bottle of pills… suicide attempt. That was the worst,” he said.
He eventually completed his studies online and enrolled in law school.
Roberts has yet to enter a plea in his murder case and is currently being held without bail in the Santa Rita County Jail.