*James Robertson may have a new place to live, but drama still follows him.
The 56-year-old Detroit man attracted attention and headlines for supposedly walking 21 miles to and from his job as a plastic-molding operator at an auto parts factory each day after his car stopped working in 2005 and bus service in the city was cut back. Upon hearing of Robertson’s plight from a story in the Detroit FrDetroit Free Pressee Press, $360,000 in donations came via an online campaign stared by a local college student, in addition to a new $35,000 Ford Taurus from an auto dealership.
According to the Free Press, Robertson now calls Oakland County’s Troy home. The relocation from his old neighborhood near Detroit’s New Center comes amid Robertson’s newfound fortune as people started asking him for money.
Although he still works at the Rochester Hills-based factory, Robertson chooses to keep his current whereabouts unknown to people. To help him manage his money, Robertson is receiving assistance from financial experts who are donating their services. As it stands now, the Free Press mentioned that most of the money is in a trust “that has a principal amount of $351,000.”
The newspaper goes on to mention that Robertson pays $800 a month in rent for his one-bedroom apartment in Troy, compared to the $880 a month he paid at his previous residence in Detroit, which had less space.
Nevertheless, Robertson’s past continues to trail him as his former landlord and ex-girlfriend Tanya Fox claims he owes her a lot of money.
The Free Press reports that Robertson was granted a protective order against Fox.
A statement provided in his personal protective order request reveals Robertson’s claim against Fox, which details his bosses contacting the police when she showed up to his job.
“I can only say I wish her the best,” Robertson told the Free Press, which Fox reportedly communicated with via text messages.
From the looks of it, it seemed that Fox was about to get an interview going with a reporter so could tell everything she’s done for Robertson over the years. In light of the protective order, it doesn’t look to be possible.
“At one time, we contemplated marriage. Wow!” Fox wrote in one text message.
Needless to say, the protective order is not something Fox is cool with as she is set on contesting the order. In Fox’s eyes, she hasn’t done anything to make Robertson feel that he’s in any danger.
“I’m not a threat to him, and no one in this house is a threat to him”, Fox said while weighing in on the money Robertson allegedly owes her.
“He said he was going to give me $50,000 to fix up the house.”
As noted by media sources, cops ended up standing guard as Robertson was moving out of Fox’s home in light of her son and ex-husband being aggressive towards him.
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