Austin Police Make Arrests In Poker Club Heist

NORTH AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Police Department said Monday they arrested two men wanted in connection to an aggravated robbery last month of the Texas Card House, billed as the city's premier poker club.

Police arrested Jermaine Patrick Spirlark, 41, Charles Clines-Martinez, 24, for the aggravated robbery that occurred at the Texas Card House on April 30 at around 4 a.m. During the robbery, police said, Spirlark demanded and took property before shooting one of the victims. The injured person was treated at a local hospital before being released.

Police are working with Bexar County law enforcement officials on releasing a booking photo for Spirlark. In the meantime, Austin police released the booking photo for Clines-Martinez.

Led by the Austin Police Department's robbery unit, the poker club heist case had many partners in law enforcement looking to help solve it. Among the various agencies and departments the APD robbery unit worked with in finding the suspects are:

• APD Region 3 Metro-Tactical Unit
• APD Property Crimes Task Force
• APD Digital Forensics Unit
• APD Crime Scene & Forensic Units
• APD Air Support Unit
• APD Crime Analysts Kira Gross and Pamela Mazak
• APD Tactical Intelligence Unit
• APD Violent Crimes Task Force
• APD Interdiction Unit
• APD SWAT
• Austin Regional Intelligence Center
• United States Marshals Service
• San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Robbery Unit
• SAPD ROPE Unit
• SAPD SWAT
• SAPD Traffic Investigations
• United States Secret Service
• Bexar County District Attorney’s Office
• Williamson County District Attorney’s Office
• Harris County District Attorney’s Office
• Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

The Austin Police Department Robbery unit asks that anyone with information about this incident call the APD Robbery tip line at (512) 974-5092, Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or use the new Crime Stoppers App. Those with information also can submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhoneand Android.

>>> Charles Clines-Martinez and Jermaine Patrick Spirlark booking photos provided by Austin Police Department