The Martin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an man accused of impersonating a federal law enforcement agent.
José Juan Lopez, 23, was taken into custody after two men reported a suspicious interaction where Lopez allegedly performed a fake traffic stop.
Indiantown man arrested for impersonating ICE agent in fake traffic stop
It happened around 3 a.m Thursday. According to investigators, Lopez pulled in front of the victims’ vehicle in Indiantown and demanded their identification and immigration status.
The two Hispanic males, sensing something was wrong, managed to drive away and immediately called 911. Lopez, who was wearing pajama pants and a backwards hat at the time of the alleged incident, told the victims he was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent…