Posted on 02/02/2010 6:55:39 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Police: Woman deported by fake marshal
SAN DIEGO - A Hemet man was arrested after successfully posing as a U.S. Marshal and transporting a 'prisoner' through San Diego International Airport last month.
Gregory R. Denny, 37, was arrested on January 18, 2010, for identifying himself as a U.S. Marshal and falsely imprisoning a woman three days prior to the arrest.
According to published reports, Suzanne Trevino, spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, said in a telephone interview that an investigation has revealed that someone who presented "falsified law enforcement documents" was able to get past security and eventually make it to a gate with a prisoner. The individual presented himself as a law enforcement officer and followed the proper procedures, including logging in, she said.
"We are working with law enforcement and other departments to make sure this does not happen again," Trevino said.
According to witnesses, Denny went to a residence on 1200 block of Stepstone Ct. in Hemet and identified himself as a U.S. Marshal. He was wearing clothing with "U.S. Marshal" printed on it, had a badge around his neck, a gun belt, and displayed an apparent handgun.
Denny then handcuffed a woman who lived in the home, and stated he was detaining and deporting her. She was driven to the U.S. Border Patrol station in Murrieta, California. Denny was told the female had no warrant in the computer system and they would not accept his "prisoner."
From the station, Denny drove the victim to the San Diego International Airport, where he escorted the handcuffed "prisoner" through the airport and to the gate of a departing flight.
After getting passed security Denny un-handcuffed his victim and she boarded the plane to the Philippines.
The residents living at the place the victim was kidnapped reported the incident to the Hemet Police Department.
The Hemet police contacted Denny about the report and checked his credentials with the U.S. Marshal's Service. He initially identified himself to the police as a U.S. Marshal and verified the incident as reported by the residents.
U.S. Marshal's Service had no record of Denny's employment by any law enforcement agency in any capacity.
Denny was arrested by the Hemet police for kidnapping, false imprisonment, impersonation of a peace officer, burglary, and false arrest.
He was booked at the Riverside County Southwest Detention Center and is out on bail of $75,000.
Riverside County District Attorney's office is leading the investigation and has not officially charged Denny.
T.S.A., FBI, U.S. Marshal's Service and U.S. Border Patrol were all notified about the incident by "local law enforcement" about the breach in security. None of the agencies have confirmed if policies have changed due to this incident.
A fake marshal? That’s almost as bad as a fake president.
At least someone is deporting illegals.
So, was she here illegally?
So, was she or wasn’t she here illegally?
Is she back from the Phillipines, or is she a Phillapina and will remain there in her own country?
I wonder what he had against this woman? She MAY have been more American than our “President”!
>Homeland security makes me feel insecure...
That’s the *nice* way of putting it...
He’s just doing the job the Feds don’t want or care to do.
After getting passed security Denny un-handcuffed his victim and she boarded the plane to the Philippines.
I'm so tired of folks who write for a living murdering the English language. The sad part is, the "journalist" probably doesn't see anything wrong with that sentence.
It’s just mind-boggling that this Fox affiliate sees no reason to mention in the article whether the woman was here illegally or not. I’d say it’s about 99.99999999% certain she was.
If you showed her the mistake, she probably would have past out.
: )
“The sad part is, the “journalist” probably doesn’t see anything wrong with that sentence”
So what, i’m sure you got the full intent of the sentence.
Spelling and grammer cops make me sick!!!!
i make errors just to piss off people like hyou!
I wasn’t commenting on your grammar. I was commenting about someone who writes for a living. There is a difference.
None at all!!!!
That writer has just as much right to pissoff you as anyone else!
i hate grammer and spelling cops!!!!
Thatz bekuz u wint two publac skewl.
"Hate" is such a strong word.
Perhaps, 'irritated by' would be better?
:-)
Go piss up a rope!
Everyone is in such a good mood...Even the instructors at my anger management class were cussing at the students and fighting in the hallway.
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