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Updated · Fox News · Oct 9

U.S. Marshals Arrest Brian Anthony Williams, 50, After 14 Years on Iowa Kidnapping Charges

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Oct 9

U.S. Marshals Arrest Brian Anthony Williams, 50, After 14 Years on Iowa Kidnapping Charges

Q: What specific media interview finally exposed the dark 14-year secret of a beloved San Diego community member?

The interview that appears to have exposed him was a **local TV feature by CBS 8 San Diego** in which he appeared publicly as “Troy Williams,” discussing his work at **Miss B’s Coconut Club**. Authorities said Williams had also appeared in **print coverage**, including a **Black History Month profile in Times of San Diego** that described his background and rise as a chef. But the reporting indicates the key break came after **someone recognized him from a media interview and contacted law enforcement**, and the most specifically identified broadcast appearance was the **CBS 8 San Diego feature**. In short, the dark secret was not uncovered by a private tip alone but by Williams’ own public visibility: his **on-camera local media interview as the restaurant’s chef** gave authorities and tipsters a face to match to the Iowa fugitive Brian Anthony Williams.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 9

Brian Anthony Williams, 50, was arrested Tuesday at a San Diego restaurant after nearly 14 years as a fugitive in a 2012 Iowa kidnapping, assault and shooting case.
A media interview appears to have exposed him: authorities said someone recognized Williams from local news coverage of his work as chef "Troy Williams" and tipped off investigators.
U.S. Marshals said he had worked for more than eight years at Miss B's Coconut Club in Mission Beach under the false name, even appearing in local profiles as a popular head chef.
Williams remains in federal custody pending extradition to Iowa, where he faces charges including first-degree kidnapping, assault causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a felony and first-degree arson.
The arrest came as FBI Director Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee that all 10 fugitives on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list have now been caught.