Temple, Tx (FOX 44) – A Temple police officer making a stop for a traffic violation got a bonus discovering the driver was a suspect in an Austin robbery.
A Temple Police Department spokesperson said the traffic stop was made about 1:00 a.m. Wednesday in the area of the 400 block of West Avenue H when the officer observed the driver of a vehicle disregard a stop sign.
When the vehicle was stopped, the driver was identified as 19-year-old Xavier Javon Mack of Temple. A records check showed Mack was wanted for aggravated robbery in Austin. Instead of getting a ticket for a traffic violation, Mack instead got a ride to the Bell County Jail where he was booked in on the first degree aggravated robbery charge…