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Jason Howard Auvenshine, 37, formerly of
DeLeon, is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Justice of the
Peace Bill Koenig on Friday, September 14, according to Comanche
County Sheriffs Investigator Duane Fuquay.
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Facing
Burglary Charges. Jason Auvenshine. (Photo courtesy
Stephenville Empire-Tribune) |
The warrant charges Auvenshine with a
burglary of the DeLeon Veterninary Clinic, which was reported by Dr.
Michael Burk on the morning of Tuesday, Sepember 4, following the
Labor Day weekend holiday. Approximately $3,000 worth of materials
were reported missing.
According to Deputy Fuquay, Auvenshine is
currently incarcerated with bond being denied in the Palo Pinto County
Jail where he faces additional charges of possession of a firearm by a
felon, evading arrest, two counts of theft and criminal mischief.
Auvenshine will likely not stand trial in
Comanche County until procedings in Palo Pinto County and perhaps
other jurisdictions have been completed.
Fuquay noted that Auvenshine was
implicated in a one vehicle crash in Stephenville that occurred around
4:00 p.m. on the same Tuesday the Veterninary Clinic burglary was
reported.
Various items stolen from the Clinic, as
well as Auvenshine's drivers license, were found in the pickup.
According to a witness, Auvenshine left the accident scene on foot.
Auvenshine was reported by the
Stephenville Empire-Tribune to have been arrested in Palo Pinto County
on Saturday, September 8, following an incident around 10:30 a.m.
involving a truck being stolen from a convenience store.
A Palo Pinto Sheriffs Deputy in an
unmarked car spotted the stolen truck and trailed it. Auvenshine, who
was reported to have been driving the truck, then fled deputies in a
high speed chase for several miles before crashing on a tree stump in
the yard of a residence. Following the crash, he fled on foot into a
wooded area and temporarily escaped capture.
For several hours Palo Pinto County
Deputies and other law enforcement personnel conducted an intensive
house-to-house search of the area that included tracking dogs, mounted
deputies, search teams and a DPS helicopter.
After several telephone tips from area
residents were received, Auvenshine was finally located hiding in a
shed and arrested around 7:15 p.m.
The Stephenville newspaper also reported
that Auvenshine is on parole after serving time after conviction on
charges of burglary and narcotics possession, and may also face
charges in Erath County. |
