Florida man impersonates ICE agent, threatens to deport 2 men, police say

The Martin County, Florida, Sheriff's Office said Thursday they arrested a antheral for impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.

Police accidental that 23-year-old José Juan Lopez attempted to propulsion implicit 2 Hispanic men, threatening to deport them. 

However, the victims were wary of Lopez and recognized that helium did not look to beryllium a instrumentality enforcement officer. 

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"The victims, some Hispanic males, told deputies that Lopez, who lives successful Indiantown, told them helium was an ICE Agent and demanded their recognition further threatening to deport them," according to the sheriff's office. "The victims, suspicious of Lopez, drove disconnected and called 911."

Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies questioned José Juan Lopez aft helium allegedly posed arsenic an ICE agent. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)

When deputies tracked Lopez down a abbreviated portion later, helium claimed to beryllium the victim. 

"Deputies were capable to way Lopez, who claimed helium was the existent unfortunate and said the 2 men threatened him with deportation," the sheriff's bureau said. "After further questioning, deputies arrested and charged Jose Juan Lopez with impersonating a national instrumentality enforcement agent."

Police besides said that Lopez had antecedently been arrested for resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, usurpation of probation, kid abuse, home artillery and battery.

Mugshot of José Juan Lopez. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)

It is unclear whether helium was convicted connected immoderate of those charges.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the Martin County Sheriff's Office. 

Entrance to the Martin County, Florida, jail. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)

"He [the victim] picks up each the guys that enactment with him successful his van. He really had stopped to prime up different 1 of his coworkers erstwhile a metallic motortruck benignant of pulled successful beforehand of him, blocking him successful and getting successful his way," Martin County Sheriff's Office Major Rueben Romero told WPBF. "A man jumped out, identifying themselves arsenic an ICE agent, demanding identification, their migrant status, seeing if they were documented oregon undocumented."

"Luckily for us, the unfortunate knew that this was not your mean constabulary officer," Romero said. "Normal constabulary officers don't leap retired successful pajama pants and backwards hats." 

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According to the Office of Law Revision Council, impersonating a national serviceman carries a maximum $1,000 good and a maximum three-year situation sentence.