Jason Austin

Jason Austin is a 26-year-old man who has been charged with the shooting deaths of Chicago policeman Robert Soto and his female companion Kathryn Romberg. Austin, who had been under suspicion since the morning of August 16, 2008, was arrested at his home.¹

Fast Facts

1. Police are seeking two additional persons about the shooting²
2. Four witnesses have placed Austin in the area at the time²
3. Location of crime: 3000 block of West Franklin Blvd. in Chicago at about 1:30 a.m. CDT on August 13, 2008³
4. Residence: 500 block of North LeClaire Avenue, Chicago¹
5. Charges: Two counts of homicide and one count of armed robbery¹
6. Status: Austin has been charged and was ordered held without bail by Cook County Criminal Court Judge Laura Sullivan at a hearing August 18, 2008¹
7. Previous convictions: Five felony convictions, one for possession of a controlled substance³
8. Policeman Robert Soto described three assailants in an emergency call to authorities before he lost consciousness¹

Quotation

They are making a big mistake, because Jason did not do that. ---Patty White, grandmother of Jason Austin⁴

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