2 men charged with murder in Toone double homicide

HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — TBI agents have arrested and charged two men in connection with a double homicide last week in Toone.

Damein Hamer, left, and Jeremy Hamer

Damein Hamer, 25, and Jeremy Hamer, 29, have been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder each, according to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The two are cousins and were arrested Wednesday by TBI agents and U.S. Marshals, according to the release.

They are charged in the deaths of 13-year-old Javarrie “Jojo” Robertson and his father, Joe “Joe Duke” Robertson, 38.

Investigators say the two were shot to death Oct. 21 at the father’s home on Naylor Road in Toone.

At the time of the release, Damein Hamer is in the custody of the Benton County, Miss., Sheriff’s Department awaiting extradition to Hardeman County. Jeremy Hamer is in the custody of the Hardeman County Jail after being arrested without incident in Bolivar.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to call 1-800-TBI-FIND.

We’ll have more on this developing story this evening on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News.