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Police make arrest in Austin I-35 rock throwing incidents
« on: June 17, 2016, 04:43:54 pm »
‘Lion’s share’ of I-35 rock attacks linked to one man

Police say the suspect would act like a Good Samaritan and come back to the scene where attacks occurred

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man who bills himself as a “towing compliance expert” is currently in the Travis County Jail accused of being responsible for the “lion’s share” of rock throwing cases along Interstate 35.

Patrick Eugene Johnson, 59, was booked into the jail around 4 a.m. Thursday and charged with attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond is set at $250,000.

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Rest of the article here: http://kxan.com/2016/06/16/austin-police-make-arrest-in-i-35-rock-throwing-cases/

The link includes video of the Austin police department press conference announcing the arrest.

The rock throwing on I-35 has been a pretty big story around Austin for the past two years or so...
Let it burn.