Texas Magistrate Accused of Smuggling Illegal Aliens Across US-Mexico Border

(L) Timothy Daniel Japhet and four illegal aliens (R) he allegedly smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border in his vehicle. Courtesy of Galveston County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office

An attorney in Corpus Christi, Texas, who was federally appointed and licensed as a magistrate in 2003 was arrested on Aug. 13 on accusations of smuggling illegal aliens and resisting arrest, according to police.

Jimmy Fullen, a deputy constable of Galveston County, announced the arrest of Timothy Daniel Japhet in an Aug. 20 press statement on Facebook, along with pictures of the attorney and four men he allegedly smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border.