Man arrested after allegedly stealing dozens of cellphones during ACL Music Festival

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A man is in the Travis County Jail, charged for stealing dozens of phones at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Austin police believe the man was working with two other people who managed to get away as they were being approached., 23, was arrested after the Austin Police Department received numerous reports about stolen phones on Friday night of the festival's second weekend.. Castro-Ordonez was found after one of the victims told an employee working at the festival that they got their phone back from a group of men.

According to an affidavit obtained by KVUE, Castro-Ordonez allegedly used a Faraday bag to hold the 35 phones. The bag is designed to block cell reception from penetrating it, which is supposed to block the ability to track the phones. The affidavit also said Castro-Ordonez tried to run from police with two other suspects before he was detained.

Police said 30 of the phones were returned to their owners. Meanwhile, Castro-Ordonez was charged with theft and engaging in organized criminal activity. He remains in jail on bonds totaling more than $22,000.

 

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