The Chilean citizen was arrested in Texas after the robbery, during which he was able to use radio jamming devices to interfere with the arrest officer's communications.
Ignacio Castillo Contreras, 22, was charged with robbing a resident for obstructing radio frequency approved by a government agency in connection with the February 8 incident, according to West University Police.
Contreras said there was a possibility of hearing, he was only in Houston for months, not a US citizen, Fox26 reported. He said he lives in a hotel.
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Ignacio Castillo Contreras, 22, has been charged with robbery of a home and obstructing radio frequency approved by a government agency. (istock)
Police said officers discovered a radio frequency jamming device in a Contreras backpack after breaking into a home in the 6400 block of Sewanee Avenue.
Officers near the device were unable to properly use body-worn cameras and key fobs to lock and unlock the patrol vehicle, court documents show. They were also unable to communicate through handheld radio devices issued by police.
According to Fox 26, “Radio frequency tracking devices send a lot of very high signals around you,” said technology expert Juan Guevara Torres.
Officials discovered radio frequency clogging devices in Contreras' backpack. (istock)
“In my opinion, as a technical expert, anyone who did this has tactical knowledge of how to use this device and where to place them,” Torres continued. .
According to Fox26, former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg “stuffed local police officers with the ability to thwart local police officers who were responding to calls that the radio key fob had reached the car and body cam. “He said. .
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Officials near the device were unable to communicate via police-issued handheld radio equipment. (istock)
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“If you imagine a normal criminal committing a crime with a radio frequency jammer, in addition to those with truly bad intentions who want to hurt a lot of people, such as terrorists, mass murderers. It scares me quickly,” he said.
