Mission Beach chef arrested on 2012 Iowa kidnapping charges after years under another name, marshals say

Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested a longtime chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in Mission Beach on Tuesday, Oct. 6, saying he had been living under a false name while wanted in Iowa for more than a decade, NBC 7, 10News and Times of San Diego reported.

Marshals identify the man, known at work as Troy Williams, as Brian Anthony Williams, 50. He was charged in Scott County, Iowa, in 2012 with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree arson, conspiracy and an assault-related count in connection with an attack near Davenport, and authorities say he left Iowa in 2013. Prosecutors allege a woman was kidnapped, assaulted and shot in that case. Marshals learned in September that he was in San Diego, 10News reported.

Williams had cooked at the Mission Boulevard restaurant for about a decade. Its general manager told NBC 7 the staff had no idea; a managing partner told SanDiegoVille the restaurant takes the allegations seriously and will cooperate with authorities.

Williams is awaiting extradition to Iowa. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent; no attorney for him could be identified in the reports.