KWTX, WACO, Texas According to an affidavit, a Waco man was taken into custody after allegedly robbing a group of people on Christmas Eve while they were holding guns.
18-year-old Victor Galvez is accused with aggravated robbery and possessing two ounces or less of marijuana.
According to the affidavit, officers were dispatched to the 3500 block of Fredrick Avenue on December 24 in response to complaints of a gun-wielding domestic disturbance.
According to the affidavit, when authorities arrived on the site, they spoke with the victim, who claimed that a short Hispanic man—later identified as Galvez—had approached him while he and his roommates were outdoors cooking and drinking.
According to the affidavit, the victim claimed that Galvez threatened to kill him and his roommates, pointed a black gun at them, ordered them to kneel, confiscated the victim’s phone, and then left the scene.
According to the affidavit, another call came in while the police were on the scene from 27th Street and Bosque Boulevard. The call records indicate that a male was running down the street and appeared to be in need of assistance.
According to the affidavit, when officers responded to that call, they discovered that the individual was Galvez.
Galvez answered when a different cop called the victim’s pilfered phone while they were conversing.
Police then took Galvez into custody and searched him.
According to the affidavit, authorities discovered 1.9 ounces of marijuana and one bullet on Galvez during the search.
According to the affidavit, the victim acknowledged that Galvez was the person who had stolen his phone after police snapped a picture of him.
Galvez was arrested and is being held on $26,000 in bail at the McLennan County Jail.
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