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Earlier this week, Austin police arrested a suspected car thief with a strange name.

According to court documents, 37-year-old Optimus Prime Blakely faces a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

The affidavit says officers stopped Blakely on Tuesday after they say they caught him driving a stolen vehicle on Congress Avenue near Radam Lane in south Austin.

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    423 days ago

    Man named Optimus Prime arrested for car theft

    I’m surprised. Usually articles such as this point out how likely things like this are to be custody battles