K’land robbery suspect linked with 3 others

February 05, 2013, 4:00 pm by Adam Troxtell

The man arrested and charged in connection with a Kingsland bank robbery last month has also been linked to three other Austin bank robberies.

Benton Paul Buratti, 29, was arrested Jan. 18 in Arlington accused of robbing the American Bank of Texas in Kingsland on Jan. 4. He is being held in Llano County Jail without bail and is facing at least one robbery charge. But, a warrant affidavit from Travis County has linked Buratti with three other bank robberies in Austin.

"He’ll most likely face some charges out of Travis County in the next few days,” Llano County Sheriff Bill Blackburn said. "He could be tried in a state court.” As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Buratti has not been charged with robberies at any of the Austin banks.

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