UPDATE- Austin man in custody after being found wearing body armor and in possession of a firearm being held on assault with a dangerous weapon, drug possession charges

An Austin man is in custody after being found wearing body armor and in possession of a firearm at a residence in northwest Austin late Friday morning.

Officers with the Austin Police Department were dispatched to a residence at 709 6th Avenue Northwest at 11:09 a.m. Friday morning concerning an incident in which a firearm had allegedly been brandished. In addition, officers were informed that the person that displayed the gun was also wearing body armor. 

Responding Officers arrived by 11:11 am and detained 25-year old Jose Juan Alvarez Bentzin Jr. in the yard.  Chief of Police Dave McKichan stated in a report that Alvarez-Bentzin was wearing body armor and a firearm was recovered during a search of his person. Alvarez-Bentzin was placed in the Mower County jail, where he is being held on charges of 2nd degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and 3rd degree drugs, possession of a Schedule I or II narcotic, LSD, MDA or MDMA in a school, park, or public housing zone.  

The Austin Police Department was assisted by the Mower County Sheriff’s Office at the scene of the incident Friday morning, and Chief McKichan stated that the case remains under investigation.