‘Large piece of concrete’ allegedly used by Austin murder suspect

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Court records show an Austin man accused of fatally striking a man in the head with a piece of concrete at a north Austin transit center has an extensive criminal history and has been repeatedly released from Travis County custody despite years of concerns about his mental competency.

Jesse Carl Monroe II, 33, was arrested in connection with the Oct. 6 killing of Jeffery Grable, who was found unresponsive in a pool of blood near a bench at the Capital Metro Norwood Transit Center, according to court records…

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