Thanks to a multi-county and multi-agency effort, the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man accused of shooting and killing a woman in Runge nearly two weeks ago.

According to the sheriff’s office, Texas Department of Public Safety Bicycle Patrol Unit troopers came across a person who appeared to be Severiano Valdonado, 38, at a homeless encampment on Wednesday morning in downtown Austin.

Valdonado was camping along a river and in violation of the city’s camping ordinance.

KCSO deputies said Valdonado attempted to flee from the troopers, but the troopers caught up to him, tased him and took him into custody.

According to Travis County Jail records, Valdonado was booked on six charges just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Four of those charges are non-Travis County

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