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WATCH: Fugitive arrested living double life as popular chef

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U.S. Marshals apprehended Brian Anthony Williams on October 9, 2026, identifying him as the fugitive Troy Williams, a well-known chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in San Diego. Williams, aged 50, had been living under an assumed identity while wanted for kidnapping in Iowa.

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Brian Anthony Williams, 50, was arrested on October 9, 2026, after living under the alias Troy Williams for nearly 14 years. Authorities found him working as a chef at Miss B’s Coconut Club in Mission Beach, San Diego. He had been wanted since October 2012 in connection with a case in Davenport, Iowa, where he and alleged co-conspirators kidnapped, assaulted, and shot a woman before abandoning her in a field northwest of the city. Williams faced charges including first-degree kidnapping, assault causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a felony, and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. U.S. Marshals tracked him down based on an anonymous tip received in September 2026 and apprehended him without incident at his workplace in San Diego.

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Topics

Coconut Club Iowa San Diego U.S.

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Brian Anthony Williams PERSON · 1× Coconut Club ORG · 1× Iowa GPE · 1× San Diego GPE · 1× Troy Williams PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

Narrative

U.S. Marshals say the man, known as Troy Williams and the chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in San Diego, is actually 50-year-old Brian Anthony Williams, who's wanted for a kidnapping in Iowa.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09

🔮 U.S. Marshals say the man, known as Troy Williams and the chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in San Diego, is actually 50-year-old Brian Anthony Williams, who's wanted for a kidnapping in Iowa.

2026-10-09 · ABC News (US)

WATCH: Fugitive arrested living double life as popular chef · assertive framing

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Fugitive arrested living double life as popular chef asserted

Fugitive → arrest → chef

U.S. Marshals say the man, known as Troy Williams and the chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in San Diego, is actually 50-year-old Brian Anthony Williams, who's wanted for a kidnapping in Iowa. asserted

who → say → Iowa