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A unadorned man broke into an Austin dwelling final week and assaulted a resident there, prompting an hours-long standoff with the police.
Officers with the Austin Police Division (APD) responded to a housebreaking name from a residence within the 4400 block of Merle Drive simply earlier than midday final Thursday.
The house belonged to an worker of Michael Cargill, proprietor of Central Texas Gun Works, FOX 7 reported. The worker’s spouse, a stay-at-home mother, was on the dwelling on the time of the intrusion.
Cargill instructed the channel that the lady was “shaken up” however “she’s a fighter.
Larry Robinson is charged with housebreaking of habitation, APD mentioned. (APD)
“She needed to combat him off,” mentioned Cargill. “Fortunately she had a canine. The canine truly attacked the man as nicely, bit the man. They had been in a position to get him in a room, combat him into the room, and lock him in.”
That’s when she reportedly ran from the home and known as 911. In line with Cargill, the sufferer needed to name twice after the primary name taker “hung up on her.”
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Responding officers situated a sufferer who mentioned {that a} male suspect had entered her dwelling. The sufferer mentioned there have been a number of firearms inside the home.
Officers tried to make contact with the suspect – later recognized as Larry Robinson – however they had been unsuccessful.
A SWAT group arrived on the scene. A number of hours later, Robinson responded to APD negotiators and exited the residence with out incident.
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Robinson was arrested and booked into the Travis County Jail. He’s charged with housebreaking of habitation, APD mentioned. Extra fees are doubtless within the coming days.
