AUSTIN, Texas - Officials say a Honduran national has pleaded guilty in federal court to committing multiple armed robberies in Austin.

Timeline:

According to court documents, on Dec. 31, 2023, 27-year-old Christian Lopez-Burgos used a black-over-tan pistol during an attempted robbery of a fast-food restaurant on Interstate Highway 35 in Austin and a convenience store robbery on North Lamar Boulevard in Austin.

From the convenience store, Lopez-Burgos and two other masked, armed males stole approximately $6,000 while Lopez-Burgos pointed his pistol at an employee working the cash register.

On Jan. 23, 2024, Lopez-Burgos was caught on security video driving the same vehicle from the two previous robberies as he and four co-conspirators robbed another convenience store on North Lamar B

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