Man Accused Of Stealing Booze Found Sleeping With Bottles On East Austin Bus Bench

AUSTIN, TX — It was not the best getaway: A man accused of recently stealing booze from a downtown Austin bar was found snoozing on a bus stop bench with some of the ill-gotten gains next to him, according to a published report.

Referencing court documents, the Austin American-Statesman reported that Everett Turner, 34, made off with $2,000 worth of booze only to be found a few days later napping on the bus bunch with some of the liquor bottles at his side. Police arrested him two days after the BaseCamp bar as broken into, according to the report.

According to an arrest affidavit, surveillance camera footage recorded the 3:30 a.m. break-in on June 22, showing a man spending two hours rummaging through the store before stuffing bottles in his backpack and a rolling suitcase, the Statesman reported.

Turner was found later at a bus stop in East Austin. Police knew they had their man given the identical backpack as seen on the footage and the TABC (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission) tax stamps still affixed to the bottles.

He was booked into the Travis County Jail on a burglary charge with bail set at $25,000 according to public records.

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