Man Accused Of Taking Cash, Juice From South Austin Store At Knife Point

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- Police accuse a man of flashing a knife at a Southeast Austin store during a robbery where he is alleged to have run off with cash and orange juice.

Thelan Delmazo, 26, is charged with having entered the store during a Jan. 19 robbery, asking to look at a knife in a counter display and then using it to threaten the one clerk working the shift.

The Austin American-Statesman details the frightening details, as outlined in a police affidavit.

“Do whatever I tell you,” the suspect reportedly told the clerk. “If you try to be clever or try to call the police, I can kill you because I have a knife.”

Delmazo is alleged to have demanded money at knife point, making off with cash and a handful of juices from a display.

Surveillance footage from the store’s security cameras helped police locate the suspect -- and they didn’t have to look too hard: He was already behind bars at the Travis County Jail on other, unrelated theft charges.

When presented with police evidence, Delmazo is said to have copped to the money-orange juice robbery.

He’s charged with aggravated robbery with a steep bail: $100,000 for the robbery charge and other $10,000 for theft, according to police records.