Bastrop, Tx–An alleged armed robbery July 9 in Bastrop has landed Oliver Clayborn Tanksley, 60, in the Bastrop County Jail under $100,000 bail.
Tanksley was arrested by Austin police and returned to Bastrop on Aug. 18, according to jail records and Bastrop Police Chief David Board.
The complaining witness told police that Tanksley came to his home on North Pecan Street about 10:40 p.m. July 9, revealed a pistol and made off with the 78-year-old man’s trousers containing some $1,000 in cash, according to Board.