SAN ANTONIO – A 76-year-old man posed as a border patrol agent and threatened to shoot drivers while demanding to see their documentation, according to San Antonio police.
SAPD said that the man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, deadly conduct and impersonating a public servant.
The man was identified by SAPD in an email to KSAT Friday morning as Oswaldo Ponce. A mugshot was not yet available, but it will be added to this story.
Police officers had responded around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday to the 1200 block of West French Place for reports of Ponce threatening drivers with a gun.
The department said its officer later detained Ponce as he attempted to walk to his home.
Ponce was found with a gun, a hat that implied he was a border patrol agent and a “non-descript badge” on his belt, police stated.
“The male appeared to be having a mental health crisis,” SAPD wrote in a preliminary report.
Further investigation revealed that Ponce approached drivers in the area, pointed a gun at them and demanded to see their “papers,” according to police.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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