Brian Hamacher

Plantation Man Accused of Killing Roommate, Tossing Body in Dumpster

A Plantation man accused of killing his roommate and throwing the body in a dumpster is facing a first-degree murder charge, police said Friday.

Eric Robinson, 46, was arrested after the body of the 39-year-old man was discovered Thursday in the dumpster behind a shopping center at Nob Hill Road and Cleary Boulevard, Plantation Police said.

Police said Robinson lived with the man and a female roommate on Northwest 15th Street, and that there may have been a relationship between the woman and two men.

Robinson was being held without bond Friday, jail records showed. Attorney information wasn't available.

The victim's name wasn't released. No other information was known.

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