This is probably a smart move on James Robertson part. His story blew up a few weeks ago as people couldn’t believe he walked to work every day 21 miles.
They set up a Gofundme page and raised over $350k and got him a car, but now he is in fear for his life.
James Robertson’s plight made national headlines earlier this month and he received a 2015 red Ford Taurus and more than $350,000 from an online campaign inspired by his dedication in walking to his suburban factory job five days a week.
On Tuesday Robertson left the rooming house he has called home for 15 years after contacting police about no longer feeling safe.
Crime-prevention specialists have offered him temporary living quarters.
‘People were actually asking him for money,’ 2nd Deputy Chief June West told Detroit Free Press.
Robertson decision was fueled by several recent examples of people in Detroit being victimized after coming into money.
A man was charged last week in connection with the killing of an 86-year-old man who disappeared in December, three days after winning a $20,000 lottery game.
‘He knew about that story, and I also know about an incident in the 1st Precinct where a gentleman was killed after he allegedly won some money,’ said Capt. Aric Tosqui.
Robertson told the DFP that he was relieved to be out of the rooming house and away from his landlady and so-called girlfriend Tanya Fox, 60.
Robertson has yet to receive any of the cash, raised in just a week of online donations to a GoFundMe.com page created by Evan Leedy.
Robertson and Leedy, 19, are scheduled to meet within a week with financial advisers to discuss management of the funds.
People will kill you for some Jordans, so I doubt they would have any problems doing it for over a quarter of million dollars.
Hopefully he can take the money and move somewhere safer.
H/T Daily Mail