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RCrew
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Post subject: bounty hunter charged with impersonating federal agent  Posted: Tue 19 Dec 2006 17:53 |
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Joined: Fri 08 Oct 2004 15:48
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Location: California
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Calif. Man Accused of Impersonating Feds
Monday, December 18, 2006
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bounty hunter charged with impersonating federal agents says he was only doing the government's work _ arresting fugitives wanted for immigration violations.
Federal agents say Jeremy Christian Brickner went too far, identifying himself as a U.S. immigration agent when he captured three people earlier this year.
Brickner, 30, now faces up to six years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and was released Friday from jail after posting a $100,000 bond, federal authorities said on Monday.
"All bounty hunters push the limits and break the rules _ that's how you get the job done," Brickner said Monday in a telephone interview.
Brickner operates ICE Warrant Detail from his Sacramento home, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Sacramento by an agent with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco.
Brickner is charged with falsely identifying himself while detaining one immigrant overnight Oct. 23 and while holding a mother and her 10-year-old daughter on May 11. The woman's estranged husband was trying to have her deported so he could keep custody of their son, according to the affidavit.
Brickner is charged with carrying a gun, handcuffs, a badge and business cards identifying him as a "deportation agent."
Brickner said he has worked cooperatively with federal immigration authorities for three years, turning over 188 fugitives in at least eight states. He said, "We're serving them up on a silver platter."
Brickner has been in trouble previously. Twice last year, he pleaded guilty to carrying weapons illegally, the affidavit said. In one instance, he was carrying a loaded gun and a Taser while using an illegal red flashing light to pull over a motorist in California.
On the two occasions last year, he flashed identification saying he was a fugitive-recovery agent, the affidavit said
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KARMA
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 19 Dec 2006 18:00 |
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HMMMMMM . . . another one slaps us in the face
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I AM Some Folks "KARMA" and A MODERATOR @ FRN
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tsuggs
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 19 Dec 2006 21:01 |
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I sure wish they would move to Hawaii. We have enough problems in CA already!
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Kathy
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Post subject: Posted: Wed 20 Dec 2006 09:29 |
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"All bounty hunters push the limits and break the rules _ that's how you get the job done," Brickner said Monday in a telephone interview.
UH, I don't think so...
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Blackshear Investigations
Blackshear Bail Bonds
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Walsenburg, CO
Proud Member of the AB Reject Club
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HoundDog
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Post subject: Posted: Sat 23 Dec 2006 09:52 |
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Sounds like another idiot that thinks he speaks for the masses.
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