Florida Man Update – “Booty Patrol” Cop Impersonator Identified
Whenever possible, we like to keep you updated on certain Florida Man stories as we receive more information. In this case, we take you back to a story we told you about on November3.
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!
DATELINE – DeSoto County, and an update on a story we told you about in early November.
You may recall that DeSoto County deputies spotted a truck with red and blue flashing lights attached to the grill. Well, that truck looked like a Border Patrol vehicle, but instead read “booty patrol” on the side of it.
So the deputy decided to walk to the truck and investigate. As he got closer, the driver turned the lights off and fled the parking lot where he was. Deputies said the driver took off so quickly that it “spewed dirt and grass up.”
Well despite the truck having a similar paint scheme to a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol vehicle, the deputies could tell the vehicle was not affiliated with law enforcement, so they eventually pulled the guy over. He’s now been identified as Gabriel Luviano-Renteria. He told the authorities that the lights on his vehicle were not illegal, but he was issued a citation nonetheless.
Deputies reviewed body camera footage from the traffic stop and they realized that the white Chevy Silverado was nearly identical to the Border Patrol trucks except for the multiple green decals that said “booty patrol” around the truck.
Because of course, Florida Man put it on TikTok
The incident report states that deputies discovered Luviano-Renteria has had multiple run-ins with law enforcement due to his truck, and he even has a TikTok account for his vehicle.
After all, if it’s not on TikTok, did it really happen?
The incident report went on to say “he uses this vehicle for publicity and followers and for fame. Watching the videos I saw, he has hashtags listed for #immigration, #ICE, and he talks about how his truck is illegal.”
So now, according to the report, additional charges filed against Luviano-Renteria for impersonating law enforcement and obstructing police.