4 Houston-area men accused of robbing Cedar Park bank customer arrested, police say

Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman
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Four Houston-area men accused of robbing a man after he left a Cedar Park bank on Wednesday morning have been arrested, police said.

John Carter, Roderick Glenn, Shawn Johnson and Rodney Wilson were all charged with engaging in organized crime with robbery, according to a Cedar Park police news release. The crime is a first-degree felony with punishment ranging from five to 99 years in prison.

Cedar Park police
Cedar Park police

"In working with surrounding agencies, it appears these suspects may also be responsible for several juggings/robberies in the Austin area as well," the release said.

John Carter is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to a robbery in Cedar Park. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)
John Carter is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to a robbery in Cedar Park. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)

Jugging is a crime that happens when a robber waits at a bank, check-cashing store or ATM for someone to withdraw cash and then follows the customer to another location and robs them.

Roderick Glenn is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to the robbery of a man in Cedar Park who had just left a bank. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)
Roderick Glenn is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to the robbery of a man in Cedar Park who had just left a bank. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)

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Cedar Park police were alerted after getting a call at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 28 about a robbery at a Texaco gas station at 1050 Cluck Creek Trail, the release said.

Shawn Johnson is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to a robbery of a man who had left a Cedar Park bank. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)
Shawn Johnson is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to a robbery of a man who had left a Cedar Park bank. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)

It said the victim had just come from the bank when someone attacked him, took his money and drove away. Investigators were able to determine that two vehicles and multiple people were involved, the release said.

Rodney Wilson is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to a man who was robbed at a gas station after he left a bank. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)
Rodney Wilson is charged with engaging in organized crime in connection to a man who was robbed at a gas station after he left a bank. (Photo: Williamson County Sheriff)

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It said Cedar Park police alerted area law enforcement agencies with vehicle descriptions and license plate numbers. Deputies with the Fayette County sheriff's office and officers with the La Grange Police Department stopped the cars and arrested the four men, the release said.

Investigators found a large amount of cash in the cars as well as equipment used for surveillance, according to the release. Carter is from Manvel, near Houston, according to Williamson County court records. Glenn and Johnson are from Houston, and Wilson is from Missouri City, records show.

All four men were being held Thursday in the Williamson County Jail with bail not yet set.

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