In September of 2026, law enforcement learned that Brian Anthony Williams was living in San Diego under the name “Troy Williams” and working as a chef.
SAN DIEGO — An Iowa fugitive who pretended to be a San Diego chef for 14 years under a different identity was arrested in Mission Beach on Tuesday.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, 50-year-old Brian Anthony Williams was charged in 2013 for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution related to a kidnapping case in Davenport, Iowa, in 2012.
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Williams was charged in October 2012 for first-degree kidnapping, assault willful injury causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a felony and first-degree arson when he and others allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and shot a woman.
The U.S. Marshals Service said that in September of 2026, law enforcement learned that Williams was living in San Diego under the name “Troy Williams” and working as a chef.
Later in the investigation, the Marshals Service learned that Williams was appearing in local publications and on television under the name “Troy Williams.”
Law enforcement found Williams inside a business on Mission Boulevard in Mission Beach and arrested him.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Williams will remain in custody with the Marshals Service, pending extradition to Iowa.