Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Broderick was suspected in Sunday s deaths of two women and one man, all of whom Broderick knew.
Police initially told Austin residents who lived nearby to shelter in place, but they lifted that request later Sunday when they said it was unclear whether Broderick was still in the city.
Chacon said that Broderick was a former deputy with the Travis County sheriff s office, which is based in Austin.
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said in a statement that Broderick had been arrested for sexual assault of a child last June and was released on $50,000 bond. He said that the district attorney s office on Sunday filed a motion to revoke that bond.
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AUSTIN, Texas -
A former sheriff’s deputy in Texas has been taken into custody Monday following a manhunt that began after three people were fatally shot in Austin, authorities said.
Police said Stephen Broderick, 41, was arrested without incident about 7:30 a.m. along a rural road in Manor, an Austin suburb, Manor Police Chief Ryan Phipps said. He had a pistol in his waistband, Phipps said.
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Police had received two phone calls about a suspicious person matching Broderick’s description, Phipps said.
Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Broderick was suspected in Sunday’s deaths of two women and one man, all of whom Broderick knew.
Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Broderick was suspected in Sunday s deaths of two women and one man, all of whom Broderick knew.
Police initially told Austin residents who lived nearby to shelter in place, but they lifted that request later Sunday when they said it was unclear whether Broderick was still in the city.
Chacon said that Broderick was a former deputy with the Travis County sheriff s office, which is based in Austin.
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said in a statement that Broderick had been arrested for sexual assault of a child last June and was released on $50,000 bond. He said that the district attorney s office on Sunday filed a motion to revoke that bond.
Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Broderick was suspected in Sunday s deaths of two women and one man, all of whom Broderick knew.
Police initially told Austin residents who lived nearby to shelter in place, but they lifted that request later Sunday when they said it was unclear whether Broderick was still in the city.
Chacon said that Broderick was a former deputy with the Travis County sheriff s office, which is based in Austin.
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said in a statement that Broderick had been arrested for sexual assault of a child last June and was released on $50,000 bond. He said that the district attorney s office on Sunday filed a motion to revoke that bond.
Former Texas sheriff’s deputy wanted in deaths of 3 arrested
Stephen Broderick, 41, arrested near Austin
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This photo provided by the Austin Police Department shows Stephen Broderick, 41. Broderick is wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas, and police officials searching the surrounding area Sunday, April 18, 2021, warned residents that the suspect might take a hostage. Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said the suspect, Stephen Broderick, was considered armed and dangerous. He asked area residents to continue to shelter in place and to call their neighbors to check on them. (Austin Police Department via AP)