The leader of the Autobots is committing crimes in Texas.

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The arresting officers in Austin, Texas probably had a chuckle when they pulled over a 37-year-old man last week. On June 4th, Austin police pulled over a suspect for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The vehicle was coming up that it was stolen. When police pulled over the suspect they were shocked to see the name on the license.

Optimus Prime Arrested

Mugshot from Travis County Jail

This is not a street name or a nickname. This guy's legal name is Optimus Prime Blakely. Sadly this Optimus Prime has turned to a world of crime and not helping fend off the Decepticons here in Texas. His truck counterpart is probably very disappointed in his recent crime activity. Sadly, we don't have a description of the truck that was stolen, but hopefully it was not red and blue.

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Optimus Prime was Once in Texas

Fun fact, Optimus Prime from the Transformers franchise once kicked some butt on a small ranch just outside of Austin. The town is actually Manor, Texas which is just about 40 minutes outside of Austin. Hopefully, the town of Manor doesn't meet the Optimus Prime that allegedly likes to steal trucks in Austin.

Can You Pronounce ALL These Texas Towns Correctly?

Texas is home to 970 cities, 228 towns, and 23 villages if you can believe it. Some of them are harder to pronounce than others and even some Texans that have lived here their whole lives may be doing some of these wrong. So let's make sure you don't look like an idiot on your next road trip through our great state.

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Texas Counties With the Most High School Dropouts

This is based on the percentage of the population over the age of 25 without their high school diploma. If you would like to see where your Texas county ranks on the list. You can check that out here. Below are the top ten highest percentages in Texas.

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