Press Release
☷Austin Man Pleads Guilty to Internet Stalking
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
Apr 29,2022
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Austin Man Pleads Guilty to Internet Stalking ALPINE – Yesterday Mark Richard Walters , 51 , of Austin pleaded guilty to internet stalking and illegally possessing a firearm . According to court documents , on March 18 , 2021 , Big Bend National Park Rangers responded to a threatening verbal altercation between Walters and a park employee at the Panther Junction Visitor Center . When Rangers encountered Walters they found him in possession of a firearm and a loaded magazine . A criminal history check revealed Walters was previously convicted of a felony offense . Further investigation revealed Walters was the subject of a stalking investigation in Austin . From February 19 to 21 , 2021 , Walters sent emails of sexually explicit photos of a victim to the victim’s acquaintances to harass the victim . When agents arrested Walters they discovered the laptop used to send the emails . Walters pleaded guilty to one count of internet stalking and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm . A sentencing date has not been scheduled . He faces up to 10 years in prison on the firearm charge and up to five years in prison on the stalking charge . A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U . S . Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors . U . S . Attorney Ashley C . Hoff of the Western District of Texas and FBI Special Agent in Charge Oliver E . Rich Jr . made the announcement . The FBI Austin Cyber Task Force , with valuable assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives; Big Bend National Park Service; and Austin Police Department , is investigating the case . Assistant U . S . Attorney Amy L . Greenbaum is prosecuting the case . ###
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