FORMER BRENHAM HIGH GRADUATE ARRESTED AT PEASE PARK IN AUSTIN, FOUND WITH MULTIPLE WEAPONS
A 2015 graduate of Brenham High School and former Eagle Scout was arrested Wednesday, after police say he brought several weapons to a park in Austin.
(Austin Police Dept.)
23-year-old Dalton Broesche was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon at Pease Park, after authorities received reports of a man carrying an assault rifle and a large knife in a backpack. According to police, 911 dispatchers were told by callers he was walking toward a “party with lots of kids”. Callers gave dispatch the license plate number on the vehicle Broesche was seen driving.
When officers arrived at the park, they found Broesche walking between the trail at the park and the roadway. According to the arrest affidavit, he was carrying what looked like a large knife on either his back pocket or strapped to his belt. While searching him, police said they found a loaded 9mm handgun with another fully loaded magazine. They also found two knives, an extendable metal baton, a flashlight and black gloves.
According to the affidavit, Broesche told police he threw the rifle he was carrying into the brush off the main trail. Officers found the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle on a footpath that leads from the main trail to the roadway, about 50 yards from where he was apprehended. According to police, the rifle was loaded with a 30-round magazine, and fitted with a bipod, scope, and tac light.
Broesche was charged with two counts of Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, and is in the Travis County Jail on $55,000. Broesche is prohibited from possessing any firearms if he bonds out of jail.
During his arrest, Broesche was also found to have a warrant out of Harris County from an incident in July 2018, where he is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and threatening a resident with a knife. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Broesche was angry because “he could not leave due to his brake lights not functioning. Records show one of the victims in the case asked in June for Broesche’s bond to be reduced to no bond, saying “the safety of the victim appears to be in danger”.
Yo I’m sorry but a sad backstory is no excuse for this. A $55,000 bond is ridiculously low. This is the problem with the justice system
He is way better than this I promise
We have no idea what this young man has delt with from High School years till now. I have seen those that walk to a differant beat in High School go on to be upstang citizens. Then I have seen High School heros not able to deal with no longer being top on High School campus and no able to deal with the world outside of that safety net.
We never know, I pray this young man can get help he needs and turn himself around.
This is very unfortunate bad behavior of Dalton Broesche . Praying that He Finds Jesus Into His Life. I went to school with Dalton Broesche his Mom teaches at BMS so that makes her feel bad when your own child acts in a terrible behavior. Praying that he will get on a right path with God.
This is so sad. This young man has always “beat to a different drum”.
Teachers seem to “recognize” students that have issues that warrant extra guidance or support with mental issues/concerns.
This was one student I had an inkling he was headed for destruction a long time ago. My hands were tied.
Prayers.
John 16:33
Why did you not try to help him back then
I am not a professional counselor. I notice that certain behaviors signal that a child isn’t coping well with peers or in his environment. Many factors can send red flags to parents and educators.
School districts don’t have the money to fund all the professional help they may need to provide.
Parents often don’t accept or agree with diagnosis’s and some guardians/parents struggle with their “parenting” skills to deal with their own children’s problems.
Hereditary, stress, family functionally, brain disorders, drugs, and their diet can cause concerns. Many factors.
Still praying for him and his family.
I live across the street from this park and my daughters’ elementary school has lunch there every day. This sends chills up my spine and makes me sick. What will happen to him when he gets out? Will he just be back at some point in the future?