משפטSan Diego Head Chef Arrested After Nearly 14 Years Wanted in Iowa Kidnappingנכתב 10 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 09:21 UTCצפייהתמליל0:09Marshalls found a long-wanted kidnapping suspect running a restaurant kitchen under0:13an assumed name.0:14Brian Anthony Williams faces charges over an attack on his girlfriend, who survived0:19being shot and left in a field.0:21He built a public career as chef Troy Williams while the case remained unresolved.0:25How did that public life help investigators find him?0:28And what happens to the case now?0:29Deputy Marshalls arrested Williams without incident on October 6th inside Miss B's0:34Coconut Club in Mission Beach.0:36He'd become the restaurant's head chef.0:38Authorities identify him as Brian Anthony Williams, 50 years old, wanted in a0:42Davenport kidnapping case.0:44His coworkers knew him as Troy Williams.0:46Staff described their shock at learning their longtime colleague was a fugitive.0:50His official birth information places him in Iowa, born in October 1975.0:55His fugitive history also lists the names Andre Williams, Anthony Williams, and Dre1:00Williams.1:01San Diego sits about 1,900 miles from the Iowa case.1:04That's the approximate geographic separation.1:07Investigators found Williams working in California.1:09But the search's length doesn't tell us when he arrived there or began using Troy1:13Williams.1:14Scott County charged Williams on October 26th, 2012.1:18A federal flight charge followed in 2013.1:20Investigators developed the San Diego lead this September, then arrested him on1:24October 6th, from the state charges to his arrest.1:28That's nearly 14 years.1:29The durations differ.1:31Nearly 14 years wanted versus nearly 15 years under another identity.1:35Those descriptions may measure different periods.1:38The charging and arrest dates put the documented fugitive case at about 13 years and1:4311 months.1:43Brittany Hamilton survived the attack at the center of those charges.1:47She was 28 and had been Williams' girlfriend for about five years.1:51Their relationship was deteriorating.1:53Prosecutors allege Williams helped arrange an attack that initially made him appear1:57to be another victim.1:58Authorities allege Hamilton and Williams were bound with duct tape and taken from2:02their shared home early on October 8th, 2012.2:05Hamilton had returned from her work as an exotic dancer.2:08The home was on Hillendale Road in Davenport.2:11Prosecutors allege the attackers took Hamilton to a field near a Flying J truck2:15stop.2:16They beat her, struck her with a hard object, and shot her in the leg.2:20They left her in a ditch.2:21She walked to the truck stop, reached deputies, and received medical attention.2:25Williams was later found nearby on West 58th Street with duct tape and no apparent2:30injuries.2:31Prosecutors allege he'd staged the apparent abduction with others.2:34The alleged attack is dated October 8th.2:37The exact day Hamilton reached deputies still isn't clear.2:40Investigators allege that Williams wanted to end the relationship.2:43They also identified a plan to take about $12,000 from a safe.2:47The alleged scheme extended to Hamilton's new boyfriend's home, where conspirators2:51allegedly used gasoline to set a fire.2:53The occupants escaped unharmed.2:55Williams faces first-degree kidnapping, an assault charge involving serious injury,3:00conspiracy to commit a felony, and first-degree arson.3:03Scott County filed those charges in 2012.3:05The arson allegation concerns the fire at the new boyfriend's home.3:09Federal authorities separately charged Williams in 2013 with unlawful flight to3:13avoid prosecution in the Southern District of Iowa.3:16That charge concerns fleeing the Davenport case.3:18Other defendants went to trial years ago while Brian Anthony Williams remained3:22wanted.3:23Brian's younger brother is Troy Andrew Williams.3:25A court affirmed Troy Andrew's theft conspiracy conviction in 2014.3:30His sentence was up to 15 years, with three years before parole eligibility.3:35Brian's later use of Troy Williams makes their separate identities especially3:38important.3:39Troy Andrew was convicted after a jury trial and accepted habitual offender status,3:43which affected his sentence.3:45The appeals court identified Brian, Troy Andrew, and Travis Williams as brothers.3:49It described evidence of an agreement to take money from Brian's estranged3:53girlfriend.3:54Jeremy Garvin from Marion was another alleged co-conspirator.3:57He was convicted in August 2013 of kidnapping, arson, willful injury, and conspiracy4:02to commit a forcible felony.4:04Brian still faces prosecution on his own charges.4:07Miss B's opened around April 2016.4:09Williams was described as an original employee who rose from line cook to head chef4:14around 2017.4:15By February this year, a Black History Month profile celebrated his career under the4:19name Troy Williams.4:20Rounded descriptions put his time at the restaurant at about 10 years, with more4:24than eight years running the kitchen.4:26He also appeared on local television, including an international chef's day segment.4:31In the February profile, he described growing up in New York's Queensbridge housing4:35project.4:35Investigators developed information in September that Williams was living in San4:39Diego as Troy Williams and working as a chef.4:42They then found his public appearances under that name.4:45Those appearances helped confirm the person and location they were investigating.4:49Williams's Queensbridge childhood story was the biography he presented.4:52His official birthplace is Iowa.4:55Nobody has explained how he maintained the assumed identity or passed identity4:59checks.4:59Investigators haven't identified the original tip that led them to his San Diego5:03life.5:04U.S.5:04Marshal Ted Comachis described deputies as relentless in pursuing dangerous5:08offenders.5:09Their search has now located Williams at his workplace.5:12His public appearances helped confirm his identity, and prosecutors still have to5:16prove the allegations against him.5:18Williams remained in U.S.5:19Marshal's custody through October 9th, awaiting extradition to Iowa.5:23Officials haven't announced when he'll be transferred.5:25His state charges concern the alleged attack and arson, and his federal charge5:29concerns flight from prosecution.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗מי דיווח על מהנקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחדWilliams was wanted in connection with an Iowa kidnappingשני כלי תקשורתWilliams was expected to be extradited to Iowaשני כלי תקשורתנקודות שדיווח עליהן רק כלי תקשורת אחד10דווח רק על ידי NBC NewsWilliams was arrested in San Diego under an alias9 באוק׳, 2:01 UTCAuthorities described the alleged attack on a woman9 באוק׳, 2:01 UTCWilliams was wanted over an alleged Iowa attack on a woman9 באוק׳, 18:20 UTCדווח רק על ידי ABC NewsWilliams was arrested9 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCTroy Williams was identified as Brian Anthony Williams9 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCSuspects shot the woman9 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCWilliams had been on the run for nearly fourteen years9 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCSuspects kidnapped a woman in 20129 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCSuspects assaulted the woman9 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCThe woman was left in a field in Davenport9 באוק׳, 10:50 UTCכל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-10 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 09:32 UTC.
