A man was accused of making multiple homemade bombs in his Williamson County home outside Round Rock, prompting authorities to evacuate neighboring homes Tuesday.
The Williamson County sheriff’s office said 47-year-old John Christopher Crawson was charged with making a terroristic threat against a family member, a third-degree felony. Authorities didn’t offer more details about the family situation, but neighbors say Crawson and his wife were going through an ugly divorce.
Officials said an investigation revealed that Crawson had made improvised explosive devices inside his home at 2564 Santa Barbara Loop, outside the Round Rock city limits.
The Austin Police Department s bomb unit and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to the scene to help remove the devices.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and normally, there would a big parade in Austin to celebrate the life and enduring legacy of the civil rights leader. But since there s a pandemic on, things aren t happening normally.
Here are a few ways you still can mark the holiday and support the Black community in the Austin area.
• The Austin Area Heritage Council, which organizes the main MLK Day celebrations in the city, will be holding the Austin Area MLK Day Livestream and In-Car Rally starting at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
The in-car rally will be held in the parking lot of St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3417 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Organizers are limiting car slots to about 60 due to Stage 5 coronavirus guidelines, with preregistration required. As of this writing, fewer than 10 slots remain.