After being shot by San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies while brandishing a pellet pistol, a guy who was recently detained for impersonating a U.S. Marshal and discovered to be carrying a phony badge, gun, and zip ties has passed away, according to officials.
A woman in San Luis Obispo County contacted 911 just before midnight on Tuesday because she knew a man who lived close to her house. According to the woman, this man possessed weapons and had a violent past. Authorities said in a news release that the individual was Chowchilla resident Andrew Biscay.
Sheriff’s deputies in Madera County had just arrested 40-year-old Biscay on a number of felony and misdemeanor counts. According to a news statement from the department, he resisted deputies who tried to arrest him after they found out he had warrants after responding to a call about a family dispute on June 20.
Following his arrest, Madera County sheriff’s officers discovered a number of odd objects in his car, including a jacket bearing the obscenely written words “U.S. Marshal Deputy” on the back and multiple insignias affixed to the garment. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Biscay also carried an emergency light for his car, a self-made baton, a self-made gun, ammunition, and zip ties.
Residents in Madera County were urged to come forward if they ever saw Biscay posing as a police officer.
On Tuesday, however, he was confronted by San Luis Obispo County deputies.
Sheriff’s deputies came just after midnight and spoke with the woman who claimed to have seen a man she knew who had a violent background close to her home, according to a news release. When more deputies got there, they discovered Biscay in his car. According to officials, Biscay exited his car, assumed a shooting position, and pointed a revolver at the cops. When he approached them and refused to let go, the deputies opened fire.
Authorities claim that a Beretta PX4 Storm semi-automatic pellet gun, a facsimile of a.40 caliber handgun, was discovered next to his corpse by deputies after he was shot.
An photograph from a deputy’s cruiser dashcam that was made public by the sheriff’s office shows Biscay standing next to his car and brandishing a firearm.
The incident occurs as Californians are increasingly concerned that someone might be posing as federal law enforcement and engaging with the public while lawful operations are taking place in other states.
Fernando Diaz, 23, was taken into custody by Huntington Park police on a bench warrant on June 24. They later found evidence in his car that suggested he might have been posing as a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
According to city officials, his Dodge Durango had red-and-blue visor lights installed, and inside the car were over a dozen 2022 U.S. Homeland Security warnings to detain, remove, or present aliens. According to police, they also discovered a rifle, several phones, and mounted radios that resemble those used by law enforcement.
Diaz was arrested on a pending bench warrant in connection with a DUI case, but he was later freed on $5,000 bail.
This report was written by Ruben Vives, a Times staff writer.
