Man posing as Beto O'Rourke campaign worker arrested for breaking into South Austin home, affidavit

[TexasTowelie]

Man posing as Beto O’Rourke campaign worker arrested for breaking into South Austin home, affidavit says


A man who said he was campaigning for Beto O’Rourke was arrested Tuesday after breaking into a South Austin home and stealing a Popsicle, according to an arrest affidavit.

James Bradford Gibbon II, 28, has been charged with burglary of a residence, a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. He was being held Wednesday at the Travis County Jail on $12,000 bail, online jail records show.

Austin police said they were called about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 800 block of Barton Avenue for a report that a person had broken into a home. When officers arrived, they said they caught Gibbon coming out of the home and took him into custody, the affidavit said.

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Police charged Gibbon with burglary, saying he was attempting to steal property when he was caught and had committed theft by taking a Popsicle from the kitchen, the document said.

A spokesman for O’Rourke said Wednesday that Gibbon is not and has never been employed with the campaign.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20190529/man-posing-as-beto-orourke-campaign-worker-arrested-for-breaking-into-south-austin-home-affidavit-says

[DesertRat]

1. $12,000 bail??

He broke in, then was caught coming out of the home with a popsicle? There has to be more to this story.

[Rstrstx]

2. It's Austin

Sounds about right

[SouthernProgressive]

3. I think it goes a bit deeper than that.

The popsicle was a snack he grabbed as he was looking through the homeowners belongings. Seems he was that comfortable breaking in. I have a feeling there is probably more, as well.

[dalton99a]

4. He meant to take more than a Popsicle:

According to court documents, several items were taken from a backpack in the home and placed in a way that appeared they were meant to be taken before Gibbon was interrupted.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/apd-man-posed-as-beto-orourke-campaign-worker-to-break-into-s-austin-home-eat-popsicle