b1pe23204144 = STATE OF TEXAS § INTHE AUSTIN CITY MUNICIPAL COURT 2 : 8 HUNTER DREUX SMITH 8 CITY OF AUSTIN MUNICIPAL COURT AFFIDAVIT FOR WARRANT OF ARREST AND DETENTION ‘The undersigned Affiant. who after being duly ston Dy me. on oath. makes the following statement Thave good reason to believe and do believe that: (Suspect) Hunter Dreux Smith (Race) WHITE (Sex) MALE, (DOB) 01/11/1999 (On or about 06-10-2023 inte incorporated limits of the City of Austin, County of Travis, Texas. did then and there commit the offense of: AGG ASSAULT W/DEADLY WEAPON--(2nd Degree Felony) Affiant is Detective Eduardo Pineda #8134, employed as a commissioned peace officer with the Austin Police Department (APD) for approximately 7 years and is currently assigned to the Investigations |, Aggravated Assault Unit, Affiant holds an Advane=*™ <1 certification and has been involved in numerous investigations including robberies, assaults, homicides, burglaries, thefts, narcotics. firearms ‘and financial crimes. Affiant has obtained th “lowing information through personal knowledge. information prussce ¥; un... — vauivers during the course of their investigation, victim and witness inter views, video footage, and information contained in APD offense report nuinber 2023-1610186. On June 10th, 2023, at approximately U.cou, 7 Arigued #9667 - seve suorrison # 1/33 responded to a shot/stab hotshot call, located at 11520 ROCK av. - AVE, Aust... “wis County, Texas 78758. Upon arrival they made contact with the victim named . ‘“vishek Kumar. Abhishek was barely conscious, had been stabbed in the right abdomen and in the mouth. v...._~sisted in initial treating and moving Abhishek to an ambulance. Abhishek was transported to a nearby hospital. Officers then spoke with Saksham Shanna and Prashant Zoting, friends that were with Abhishek, Saksham stated he and his two friends (Abhishek and Prashant) were walking out of 77 Degrees‘Rose Room nightclub towards the red garage in the Domain, Suddenly approximately three other individuals attacked him and his friends. Saksham stated that it happened so fast, he saw his two friends getting assaulted, then somebody behind him punched him in the face, knocking him out onto the ground. ‘Saksham stated that he wasn't sure what happened after Prashant stated he and his friends were leaving 77 Degrees nightclub and walking towards the red garage ‘when one suspect jumped them. Prashant described the suspect was a white male wearing a white shirt. cowboy hat, and black jeans. Domain security provided Officers with surveillance footage. The security footage showed a white male with arm and neck tattoos wearing a cowboy hat with a white button-up, blue jeans, and a knife case on the right side of his waist, and his friend, possibly an Asian male wearing a floral button-up with a fanny pack strapped on his chest. Also, a female wearing a dark colored dress with a blue tattoo on he back was with the two men. “Austin Police Department Incident #:23-1610186 Officer: Eduatdo Pineda Badge #: 8134The ‘shite mate ‘sas late identified by Detective McKenna as Hunter Smith, a white male, born om January 1*, 1999, futher described by DPS Number ‘TX 45919083, The Asian male was later identified as Will V head eis backwards away fiom Hunter, Hunter continues to walk tonandk Salen wae knife in band, Abhishek is then observed appronching Hunter fiom the left aed punches Hunter. Hunter appears to dlrect his attention towards Abhishek, Hunter swings the knife towards Abhicick imultiple times as they Septinue to fight. Abhishek falls to the ground, as he stands back up. you ean see le ie holding the right Side of his abdomen. You can aso see his white shir is now covered i blood mousd in stent Col Trinh #8147 responded tothe scene and spoke with Devilliana Williams, a security guard working the aren. Devilliana stated she was in her vehicle when the ineideut occurred neat ier. She observed a uate ina cowboy hat with a knife holster on his hip. She stated a white female walked by the sroup of victims and stated "that’s them, they tried to talk ro me." The male wearing the cowboy hat proceeded to assault the group of vietims. Devilliana observed a black cellular telephone fall out ofthe pocket ofthe mate with the cowboy hat. She recovered the cellular telephone and handed it o officers on scene. The plione was later identified as a gold iPhone with a black carbou-fiber colored case. Detective McKenna #8004, was working in an on-call capacity for the Austin Police Department's Aggravated Assault Unit, Detective McKenna responded to the scene aud took possession of the aforementioned cell phone. Detective McKenna spoke to the director, B, Roach, ofthe security company Poseidon Protection Services, for the Domain. At approximately 8:00 AM on June 10", 2023, Roach contacted Detective McKenna and advised a male named Hunter Smith had called the security company in an attempt to locate a lost cell phone in the Red Garage. Hunter advised Roach that he dropped hic phone in the Red Garage, and described the phone to be an IPhone with a black carbou-fiber cose. Detective Mckenna made contact with Hunter who stated his name was Hunter Smith, verified the phone rnuinber of his cell phone to be 337-561-3518, described the phone to a gold IPhone 13 in a black exrben fiber case, and described the backaround ofthe phone to be au “upside down prramid of a motivations? quote." This i all consistent with the phone which officers seized fiom Devilliana, who observed the phone fall out of Hunter's pocket during the assault Austin Police officers received another 911 callin reference to this incident. The caller was identified to be Mary Sweeney, the ex-gilfziend of Hunter. Officer Mooney made contact with Mary: Mary euned Hunter showed up to her house, located at 707 Hackberry Sueet, Copperas Cove, Texas driving god Mercedes-Benz. Mary sated htt tld her be ad been in ight a the Domain and stabbed two people Mary stated Hunter asked her fra vide back tothe Domain so that ie could try to find his cep oe ‘Mary stated she drove Hunter to the Domain, dropped him off, and then called 911, Once Hunter was dropped off by Mary, he made coutact with Poseidon security director. Roach. Roach had observed the video evidence of the stabbing and knew what the suspect looked like. Roach ages me wale looking forthe phone appeared tobe the sane male as in video evidence, Nearby Austin Palingofficers detained the male who was looking for his ‘bom January 11°, 1999, Hi said warrant. Officer Mooney ‘was transported to APD Headq and was pl ¢ key to the Mercedes-Benz in his pocket. Hu rers to be interviewed by Detective McKenn Detective McKer read Hunter his Miranda ri affirms ‘dence, and also had the s changed clothes. Hunter stated him and his friend Wi bar. They were in the Red garage of there was a group of Indian males, later i of these Indian males, Sakshaun, said so not like when meles disrespect females, s disrespect females. Hunter began nbar" to Sal the knife was left the scene, Hunter stated his eowboy hat was damage was blood on male, bom on ‘TX 45919083, committed the act of Agaravated ie Texas Penal Code Deadly Weapon against the peace and dignity of the SWORN AND sURSCRIB: 205, ly Of Travis, Texas OF AUSTIN MUNICIPAL CouRT IED before me on this 10 day of Jun,MAGISTRATE’S DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE ‘On this, the 10 day of Jun, 2023, 1 hereby acknowie Thereby acknowledge that Ihave examined the foregoing affidavit and have determined "ht probabl cause exis forthe astm fan nest want fr he nl ase heen stan ker County of Travis. Texas CITY OF AUSTIN MUNICIPAL COURT ‘Signed by the sai affiant, submitted to me by reliable electronic means. and subsequently swom to by the said affant before ‘me through an electronic broadcast system.