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Hoax bomb suspect served a year in jail on other charges

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man accused of placing a hoax bomb in a downtown Austin alley in 2023 was sentenced the following year on charges stemming from his arrest.

The Austin Police Department bomb squad responded to a suspicious item in a bag found in an alley between San Jacinto Boulevard and Brazos Street on June 25, 2023.

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Timothy Johnson pleaded guilty to fraudulent use or possession of identifying information and evading arrest with a prior conviction charges. He was sentenced to a year in prison for each charge in May 2024, with the sentences running concurrently. He was also given credit for the 311 days he spent in jail.

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He initially also faced a hoax bomb charge and possession of a controlled substance charge, but those were dismissed after he entered a plea for the other charges.

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