They can’t count on being a joke.
A Florida sheriff’s office is being mocked online after a deputy ticketed a driver accused of “impersonating law enforcement” over his funny “Ronda Booty” truck that resembles a Border Patrol vehicle.
Deputies with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a white Chevy Silverado pickup on Sunday and issued the driver, Gabriel Luviano, of Bradenton, a $113 citation for adding red and blue lights to his ride.
The Luviano truck has green diagonal stripes, an official-looking federal emblem and flashing red and blue lights on its dashboard — making it easy to mistake it for a US Border Patrol vehicle if it weren’t for the words “BOOTY PATROL” written in capital letters and “Behavior Protection State Capture” emblazoned on the side.
The sheriff’s office accused Luviano of “impersonating law enforcement” and posting several images of the vehicle on Facebook to “raise awareness” among community members.
It asked anyone who had been pulled over by a “suspicious vehicle” to contact the office and added that residents’ cooperation “is essential… to ensure the safety of our community.”
Luviano, 18, chose to add “Booty Patrol” to his truck because “it’s the closest you can get to Border Patrol and still have a B in it,” he told NBC 2, but said it was never his intention to disguise himself as a federal . agent.
A Florida sheriff’s deputy ticketed a driver accused of “impersonating law enforcement” over his hilarious “Booty Patrol” truck that resembles a Border Patrol vehicle. DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
“It’s just for a little fun, you know?” he said about his idea with the mirror sticker. “I never intended to attract people or not.”
The Florida teenager said she has never attracted anyone and has no plans to.
He also said most cops laughed at his prank — but the Desoto County deputy who pulled him over wasn’t one of those officers.
“I had a video of the police coming to me and they just wanted a picture,” Luviano told a local station.
The sheriff’s office accused Luviano of “impersonating law enforcement” and posting several images of the vehicle on Facebook to “raise awareness” among community members. DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
The deputy instead slapped him with a $113 fine for displaying red and blue lights on his rims in violation of Florida law, the station reported.
But Luviano claims he never turns on his lights while out driving and only uses them when parked and on private property.
Many on social media seem to side with the “Ronda Booty” driver.
“Is this serious? If anyone thinks this is a real official they have a problem. I’ve seen this drive all the time and I always get a laugh out of it,” wrote one Floridian in the sheriff’s comments. “Leave the man alone.”
The sheriff’s office asked anyone who has been pulled over by a “suspicious vehicle” to contact the office and added that residents’ cooperation “is essential… to ensure the safety of our community.” DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
Another commenter said the truck was just a show car and the sheriff’s crackdown made him sad.
“It’s kind of sad to see this happen to the car community,” he wrote. “This is just a show truck. Always has been. Never seen him turn on his blue lights and seen him all over Desoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties.”
Luviano isn’t the first to take inspiration from law enforcement vehicles and make jokes.
Deputies instead slapped him with a $113 fine for displaying red and blue lights on his rims in violation of Florida law.DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
Since 2021, Jacob McGennis from California has hacked his Ford F-150 Raptor to look exactly like a Border Patrol vehicle but instead chose “THOT PATROL” as his fake agency of choice.
McGennis has gained thousands of followers on Instagram where he regularly posts photos and videos of his truck — including officers mocking his wordplay.
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