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FIRST ON FOX: According to a criminal accusation obtained by Fox News, an Austin man with a long wrap sheet was involved in a violent crime and was released on bail or downgraded.
Police issued an arrest warrant to 22-year-old Charles Song Owens and charged him with robbery on April 24, 2022. Investigators investigated Owens and found many other cases of violence.
Two days before the alleged robbery, the caller reported that a man driving a Black Dodge Charger pointed his gun at them.
Prior to the robbery on April 24, police responded to a turmoil involving a man accused of swinging a gun at a hotel. According to police, police stationed Owens on the scene, detained him and attempted a physical examination, but he walked to the Black Dodge Charger.
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Officers detained and arrested Owens. Police searched Owens and seized two pistols and a large number of methamphetamines, police said. He was charged with possession of controlled drugs, avoidance on foot, illegal carrying of weapons, and all misdemeanors.
On May 7, callers reported that the man left the black Dodge Charger during traffic. The man approached the other driver and attacked the victim, police said. According to police, the man returned to the Dodge Charger, boarded and actively drove in front of the victim, and boarded the victim’s car.
Police said on May 25, a woman named Veronica Lucero, her daughter Jazelyn Lucero, and her ex-boyfriend Charles Owens headed down the freeway to Austin’s East Riverside Drive, shooting multiple bullets into the car. He reported that he said he had fired.
The next day, members of the Violent Crime Task Force began monitoring Owens’ residence in the 7900 block of Annalize Drive in Austin. Officers allegedly had a physical conflict with another man in the parking lot when he saw Owens driving to a nearby convenience store. According to criminal accusations, officers also saw Owens strike victims with a pistol. Then he returned to his residence.
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Due to his ongoing violent behavior, police determined that Owens poses an “imminent threat” to the public and decided to detain him the next time he left his residence. rice field.
Members of the VCTF later observed Owens leaving his residence, carried out vehicle containment, and blocked Owens’ cars from all sides. Officers revealed their identities and ordered Owens to reach out of the window where they could see.
According to police, Owens refused to respond to the request, accelerating the vehicle to a front-block vehicle and causing the tires to squeak. According to police, Owens eventually escaped the containment of the vehicle and fled into his vehicle. He was later discovered and detained.
According to a criminal accusation obtained by Fox, Owens was previously arrested for exacerbation of robbery resulting from the incident in late 2019. These accusations have been dismissed or dismissed.
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According to online records, Owens is currently being held at the Travis County Correctional Facility.