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Austin Justice
@AustinJustice
Covering crime, courts, and policy in Austin. The local lens that explains national patterns. DMs open.
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    Austin Justice
    @AustinJustice
    Jul 21, 2025
    UPDATE: AUSTIN MAN who shot a man during robbery — then drove off with the dying victim still in the car and then dumped in a field — had been arrested 6 times in Travis County. Jose Refugio Duron, 22, is now charged with capital murder in the recent killing of Steven Conn. But
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    Austin Justice
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    Jul 19, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN Steven Conn picked up an acquaintance for a ride. Jose Duron shot him during a robbery attempt, then drove off with the bleeding victim still in the car and dumped his body in a field. Conn was a repeat offender Austin prosecutors repeatedly failed to hold
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    Austin Justice
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    Jul 31, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN strangles girlfriend, gets out on bond—then strangles her again, steals her phone, and flees police on a chase. Jesus Soto has been arrested 9 times just since May for targeting the same woman again and again. In just 6 weeks: •Strangled her twice until she blacked
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    Austin Justice
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    Jul 30, 2025
    Austin’s city manager was fired in Dallas for mismanagement, was unemployed, then hired by Austin City Council at nearly $500K a year. In his first year on the job, he billed taxpayers for 150 Sweetgreen lunches — $20 salads nearly every other day — while warning of a financial
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    Tony Plohetski
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    Jul 30, 2025
    NEW: A records analysis shows solo lunches, fancy meals and upgraded seats by city leaders during a budget crunch. City Manager T.C. Broadnax will reimburse the city nearly $4K for lunches we found likely violated policy. w/ @byEllaMcCarthy @AlexDriggars tinyurl.com/3bmarub3
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    Austin Justice
    @AustinJustice
    Feb 23, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN arrested for his 32nd (!) charge. Record: • 16 felonies • 7 drug arrests (all major dismissed/reduced) • 6 evading arrest charge • Longest sentence: 15 months (most under 90 days) • Prosecutors offered plea deals every time • Never went to trial once
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    Austin Justice
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    Oct 1, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN who fatally stabbed 19-year-old UT freshman Harrison Brown in broad daylight outside Gregory Gym may soon walk free. In 2017, Kendrex White randomly slashed four students with a hunting knife, killing Harrison and injuring three others. A year later, a judge found him
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    Austin Justice
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    Apr 16, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN Raymond Cathey was charged with six armed robberies on Saturday. He used a gun. Twelve victims. One was shot in the arm. Another nearly had his head blown off. Cathey was out on bond for two felony drug cases. But there’s more... Last Oct, Cathey was charged with
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    Austin Justice
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    May 19, 2025
    NEW: Family of Akshay Gupta, the victim of last Wednesday’s murder on an Austin bus, speak out: Gupta earned his Master’s from Penn State He was personally invited to meet Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, after being noticed for his innovations. He co-founded FootBit, a
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    Austin Justice
    @AustinJustice
    May 17, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN stabbed a stranger in the neck on a CapMetro bus—killing him—because “he looked like my uncle.” The victim, Akshay Gupta, died at the scene. Witnesses watched in horror and ran, covered in blood. The suspect: Deepak Kandel, 31, charged with first-degree murder — but
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    Austin Justice
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    Sep 23, 2025
    AUSTIN — DA José Garza’s office missed indictment deadlines 263 times this year, letting 181 felony defendantswalk on $0 or even $1 bonds — including 70 violent offenders and five accused murderers. One confessed child rap*st, Mario Mata, was deported instead of prosecuted
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    Austin Justice
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    Oct 25, 2025
    EXCLUSIVE: The suspect in today’s Austin Central Library shooting is HAROLD NEWTON KEENE — a repeat offender long protected by Travis County’s revolving-door justice system. Just after noon, Keene opened fire inside the downtown library, injuring one man and sending terrified
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    Austin Justice
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    Jul 29, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN ambushes a young couple at 2 a.m., spraying bullets into their car at a North Austin gas station. 18-year-old Comarri Thompson died on the scene. His girlfriend, shot and bleeding, screamed into the phone: “He’s dead.” Police say the shooter, Kenan Greene, pulled up
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    Austin Justice
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    Aug 12, 2025
    AUSTIN MAN who killed 3 — including a child — in Monday’s Target parking lot shooting had a long, violent record in Travis & Williamson counties. Ethan Blaine Nieneker's Record: TRAVIS COUNTY: • 2016 felony assault (family violence, repeat offense) → reduced to misdemeanor,
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    Austin Justice
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    Jan 30, 2025
    The City of Austin is taking taxpayer $ and using it to bring migrants to Austin and giving them housing, cash, and job training. Today, City Council is debating whether to give $2.5 million more to Caritas of Austin, a “homelessness prevention” group that has already received
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    Austin Justice
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    Jan 30, 2025
    Caritas pays a lobbyist up to $200K/yr to lobby the City for more taxpayer $$. Today, City Council votes to give Caritas our $$. Caritas will then take some of that and pay their lobbyist… to get them more of our $$ next time. Meantime, Caritas and their $161M has overseen
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    Austin Justice
    @AustinJustice
    Aug 24, 2025
    Federal lawsuit filed against Travis County DA José Garza alleges he created a public safety crisis by releasing violent offenders, missing indictment deadlines, and refusing to prosecute entire groups (esp. homeless offenders). Plaintiff @LaurenBPena4TX seeks Garza’s removal
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    Austin Justice
    @AustinJustice
    Oct 26, 2025
    AUSTIN: A small chocolate shop has been robbed so many times it stopped bothering with police. This week’s break-in at Kesshō Cacao — their fifth — cost more than $5,000 in stolen generators, tools, and truck batteries. The owners called 911. Dispatch told them to call 311. Then
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