Popular San Diego chef unmasked as fugitive wanted in Iowa woman's kidnapping, shooting: US Marshals
A fugitive wanted for nearly 14 years in the alleged kidnapping and shooting of an Iowa woman was arrested in San Diego after authorities said he reinventing himself as a popular chef under a fake name, even appearing in local news segments while hiding from law enforcement.Brian Anthony Williams, 50, was arrested Tuesday at Miss B's Coconut Club in Mission Beach, California, where he had been working under the name "Troy Williams," the U.S.Marshals Service said.Williams had been wanted since 2012, when he and several others allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and shot a woman before abandoning her in a field in northwest Davenport, Iowa.'AMERICA'S MOST WANTED' FUGITIVE CAPTURED ON SAILBOAT OFF NJ COAST AFTER 20 YEARS ON THE RUNHe was charged with first-degree kidnapping, assault causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a felony and first-degree arson.
Federal authorities later charged him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.Brian Anthony Williams, 50, was arrested by U.S.Marshals in San Diego on Oct.
6, 2026, nearly 14 years after being charged in connection with the kidnapping, assault and shooting of a woman in Davenport, Iowa.(Facebook)FOX 5 in San Diego reported that Williams had worked at the restaurant for more than eight years, where coworkers considered him part of the family.Eddie Jurado, the restaurant's general manager and Williams' former roommate, told the station that employees were stunned to learn the man they knew as Troy was wanted in connection with a violent crime nearly 2,000 miles away.Williams had also appeared in local media interviews, including a February profile published by the Times of San Diego that described his rise from line cook to head chef at Miss B's Coconut Club.In that interview, Williams discussed growing up in New York, overcoming adversity and the importance of treating others with kindness.EXCLUSIVE: FBI EXTRADITIONS SOAR AS PATEL RAMPS UP FOREIGN OUTREACH, VOWS 'NO SANCTUARY'"Togetherness is how we get better," he...