INDIANTOWN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man is accused of pulling a automobile over, claiming to be an ICE agent, and threatening to deport two victims.
José Juan Lopez, 23, of Indiantown, was arrested by the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace after the 2 males stated they have been pulled over on a site visitors cease.
The victims, solely recognized as Hispanic males, stated Lopez claimed to be an agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and demanded their identification, authorities stated. After he threatened to deport them, the boys grew to become suspicious so that they drove off and known as 911.
When deputies tracked Lopez down, he turned the story on the victims, claiming he was the precise sufferer who was threatened with deportation.
Officers arrested and charged Lopez with impersonating a federal regulation enforcement agent. In line with the sheriff’s workplace, the suspect has a legal historical past inside Martin County together with resisting arrest, little one abuse, battery, home battery, possession of a managed substance, and violation of probation.
Lopez stays on the Martin County Jail on a $2,500 bond.
