Austin man charged with selling cocaine to informant

Published 11:46 am Thursday, January 19, 2012

An Austin man was criminally charged Wednesday with four counts of cocaine sales and one count of drug possession.

Anthony Bynum, 46, faces five felonies, including second-degree drug sales, third-degree drug possession and three counts of third-degree drug sales.

According to a court complaint, Bynum allegedly sold cocaine three times in October 2010 to a confidential informant for the Austin Police Department.

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When police searched Bynum’s residence in northeast Austin, they seized 3.4 grams of cocaine and 10 grams of marijuana, according to court documents.

Bynum has at least four drug-related convictions since 1999. He is scheduled to make his plea Jan. 26.