Authorities said they used surveillance video from the FedEx store on Brodie Lane in South Austin to lead them to the suspect, according to KVUE's Tony Plohetski. Authorities also got information from Google and from the suspect's computer history that confirmed the suspect was looking at information on where to go to ship devices, according to Plohetski's sources.
WFAA's Jason Whitely said law enforcement had identified the suspect at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday and were closing in on him based on packages he sent from FedEx. Whitely added that police wanted to surprise the man.
Authorities located the vehicle the suspect was known to be driving, and found it at a hotel in Round Rock, Manley said.
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WFAA's Jason Whitely said law enforcement had identified the suspect at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday and were closing in on him based on packages he sent from FedEx. Whitely added that police wanted to surprise the man.
MORE: We got word last night about 9:00p that law enforcement had id’d the suspect and was closing in, based off the @FedEx pkgs he sent. But police wanted to surprise the individual — and did that overnight in Round Rock.
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) March 21, 2018
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) March 21, 2018
Authorities located the vehicle the suspect was known to be driving, and found it at a hotel in Round Rock, Manley said.
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