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MOBILE, Alabama — A judge this morning revoked probation for Shelby Robinson, the 19-year-old who is accused of kidnapping and raping 2 women in downtown Mobile.

Mobile County Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart ruled that Robinson, because of his most recent arrest, should serve the remaining 2 years of his 3-year sentence in prison.

His attorney, Harding Fendley, said Robinson won’t be eligible for any early release.

Robinson pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery last year for helping steal money and cigarettes from a gas station.

While on probation, Robinson was arrested last month in connection with the June 5 attacks on 2 women walking down Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile.

The women were leaving an R. Kelly concert after-party, according to police, when Robinson used a gun to force them into their car and sexually assaulted them.

“The state is extremely pleased with the results today,” said Mobile County Chief Assistant District Attorney Deborah Tillman. She said that the judge gave Robinson “the maximum she possibly could.”

After raping the women, police said, he used their ATM cards to withdraw cash from an Eight Mile bank machine and made purchases at a Wal-Mart and gas stations. Investigators say they have video from the ATM machine showing him using their bank cards.

Robinson faces 10 felony charges: first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape, 2 counts of first-degree sodomy, and 4 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card.

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