Anita Miller
Hays County authorities are seeking a man who entered a Dripping Springs convenience store twice within the span of hours, robbing it on his second visit.
Both times, the suspect’s image was captured on store security camera, as was a dark-colored sedan he had apparently parked at a gasoline pump.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect robbed the Corner Store, at the intersection of U.S. 290 and Sawyer Ranch Road, around 3 a.m on Wednesday, April 8 and demanded money. The HCSO did not say whether he displayed or indicated that he had a weapon.
He is described as a white male in his early 20s with a husky build and “dirty blonde” hair.
The first time he entered the store he wore a blue Hawaiian shirt. The second time, a dark long-sleeved shirt. The vehicle was described as an “early model black Honda Accord.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact Det. A. McLeod, [email protected].
Callers wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-324-8477 (TIPS) or through Tip Line at p3tips.com.
The same store was robbed early on Christmas Day, 2019. Less than two weeks later, John Robert Garrison, 39, of Wimberley was apprehended without incident at a North Austin hotel by Austin Police and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.
Garrison had been released from Hays County Jail Dec. 17 on a charge of driving with an invalid license brought by the Kyle Police Department.
