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TX Firefighter Arrested for Impersonation

Nov. 23, 2021

An El Paso firefighter was arrested last week for impersonating a public servant after telling police doing occupancy checks that he was a fire marshal.

By Daniel Borunda

Source El Paso Times

An El Paso, TX, firefighter was released on bond after being arrested for impersonating a public servant when he told police he was a fire marshal.

El Paso police conducting a bar check arrested a firefighter who allegedly claimed to be a fire marshal, officials said Monday.

Raymond Gino Estrada, 35, was arrested on a charge of impersonating a public servant, according to a police news release.

The arrest occurred the night of Nov. 16 at Coconuts Bar, 816 N. Piedras St., as officers with the Metro Unit were conducting noise ordinance readings and occupancy checks at bars in Five Points.

Estrada was at the bar and began telling police that only fire marshals were allowed to do occupancy checks, police said.

Estrada is an El Paso firefighter but allegedly identified himself to police as a fire marshal. Fire marshals are law enforcement officers.

Estrada was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a charge of impersonating a public servant and was released that same day on a $1,000 bond, according to a jail log.