Another Public Enemy
From KCCI.com:
'Deadliest Catch' Crabber Suspected In Robberies
EUGENE, Ore. --
A "Deadliest Catch" fisherman who is suspected of robbing three banks has been arrested in Illinois, officers said Thursday.
Eugene police were notified Wednesday that Joshua Warner, 23, was taken into custody in East Peoria, Ill., reported television station KPTV in Portland, Ore.
Warner is wanted by Eugene police in connection with the following robberies:
- Oct. 19, 2007 -- Washington Mutual Bank, 2840 Willamette St.
- April 3, 2009 -- Pacific Continental bank, 1450 High St.
- Aug. 28, 2009 -- Pacific Continental bank, 1450 High St.
The suspect was accompanied by another man during the Aug. 28 robbery.
Warner, a former Oakridge resident, appeared as a greenhorn crew member aboard the Wizard during the 2008-09 Alaskan king crab season. "Deadliest Catch" airs on the Discovery Channel.
From the Associated Press:
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Police say a man who appeared in the Discovery Channel show "Deadliest Catch" is wanted for three bank robberies in Oregon and has been arrested in Illinois.
Police in East Peoria, Ill., say they arrested 23-year-old Joshua Tel Warner early Thursday on the Oregon bank robbery warrant after a vehicle he was riding in was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
He was being held on $30,000 bail in the Tazewell County Jail. Police in Eugene, Ore., say he is the same Josh Warner who appeared as a greenhorn deckhand on the king crab fishing boatWizard in the "Deadliest Catch" earlier this year.
The television reality show depicts the crab fishing industry in the treacherous Bering Sea near Alaska.
The warrant charges Warner with one bank robbery in 2007 and two in 2009.