Early final month, we reported on a pickup truck that had been stopped by police in Florida for intently resembling a Customs and Border Patrol car however was as an alternative labeled as a ‘Booty Patrol’ truck. On the time, the proprietor was cited for utilizing prohibited lights. Later within the month, the plot thickened, and police filed extra severe costs towards the motive force.

Police say they reviewed footage from the visitors cease that led to the preliminary quotation, and have been solely additional satisfied it the truck was too much like a professional Border Patrol truck. The proprietor, recognized as Gabriel Luviano-Renteria, additionally has a TikTok account, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned, which offered it with extra proof towards him.

“He makes use of this car for publicity and followers and for fame,” the arrest report, first seen by Click on Orlando, reads. “Watching the movies, I noticed he has hashtags listed for ‘#immigration, #ice’ and talks about how his truck is prohibited.”

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Movies posted by different accounts on TikTok present that, along with that includes a Border Patrol-inspired livery, and emergency lights, the truck additionally has a siren. On account of the extra proof, the sheriff’s workplace filed additional costs towards Luviano-Renteria on November 21.

He’s accused of impersonating legislation enforcement and obstructing police. In response to the Florida Legislature, that could possibly be a 3rd diploma felony, and Luviano-Renteria might resist 5 years in jail if he’s discovered responsible.

The penalty could possibly be worse if he used the truck to really pull anybody over. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Workplace is encouraging folks to return ahead if that has occurred to them. The workplace added that it needs to boost consciousness of the truck to make sure that nobody is fooled by it. They mentioned that it has been noticed in a number of counties.

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