Overview
- Galveston police arrested 44-year-old Joshua Warner on December 22 on two counts of impersonating a public servant.
- Investigators say he identified himself as an ICE agent during a late-night encounter near the Strand in the 400 block of 24th Street.
- A search at Warner’s home in the 6400 block of Central City Boulevard recovered a fraudulent badge and identification card, and officers seized a vehicle that resembled an unmarked police car.
- The investigation was spurred by video recorded by community activists Robert Harvey and Bruce Rebmann, who confronted the suspect and reported the incident to nearby officers.
- Warner remains in Galveston County Jail on a $500,000 bond, with a court appearance expected at the end of January; police ask anyone who believes they were unlawfully detained to call 409-765-3736.