AUSTIN, Texas – A driver already charged with murder is facing 20 new charges of aggravated assault after he plowed into a crowd during the South by Southwest music festival in Austin.
Jail documents posted online Tuesday list the additional charges against 21-year-old Rashad Owens. An arrest report says Owens accelerated through a crowd, killing four people, including a Dutch bicyclist, and leaving 17 injured.
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He has already been charged with one count of capital murder in the March 13 incident.
Police say Owens was fleeing a patrolman and driving down a street that was closed for the music festival when the crash happened.
Each new charge is punishable by 99 years in prison. Owens is in jail with bail set at $3 million.
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