Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer

Five men were arrested on felony robbery charges in an undercover sting operation in Austin August 18.

According to a federal court affidavit, five men met at a South Austin hotel with someone they thought was a disgruntled member of a drug-trafficking organization. Prosecutors say they brought weapons for a robbery they thought would net them cocaine from a local drug house. The person who set up the robbery was really an undercover agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Defense lawyers for the five men say they are looking closely at the role of confidential informants in each case and the possibility of an entrapment defense.

If you have been charged with a felony in Austin, please contact the Austin Criminal Defense Attorney Ian Inglis by calling 1-800-589-1808.