
City of Austin
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Contact: APD Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 22-1660075
Date: June 15, 2021
Location: 500 Block of E. 4th Street
Arrested: Devonta Darden, Black male, 28 years old
On June 15th, 2022, at approximately 1:30 a.m., investigators with the Austin Police Department Sex Crimes Unit and Patrol Division responded to a hotel
located in the 500 block of East 4th Street. When officers arrived, they received a report that a man, Devonta Darden, entered a hotel room while 2 female guests were sleeping and committed a sexual assault.
The suspect initially fled the scene but was caught a short time later. Darden is currently in the Travis County Jail charged with 1st Degree Felony – Burglary of a Habitation with intent to commit a felony.
Because this is an active investigation, details are limited at this time.
Anyone with information related to this incident should call the APD Sex Crimes Tip Line at 512-974-5095.