Affidavit: 988 call led to arrest of veteran accused of threat to UT Austin, church

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A friend’s call to a suicide prevention hotline led to the arrest of a 35-year-old veteran on Oct. 2, according to an Austin Police affidavit.

David Benjamin Coleman-Roush, 35, faces one third-degree felony count of terroristic threat, as KXAN previously reported. KXAN has reached out to his court-appointed attorney for comment.

Man arrested for making threats against University of Texas, local church

The affidavit states a man, identified as a friend of Coleman-Roush, called the suicide hotline (988) on the night of Oct.1 out of concern for his friend. APD officers met with that man after the hotline transferred his call to 911…

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