A Texas-based lawyer, Timothy Japhet, has been arrested for smuggling illegal immigrants and resisting arrest in Galveston County, Texas.
Japhet is an attorney with about two decades of experience in law. He worked for a couple of law firms before establishing his company named The Law Office of Timothy Japhet.
Is Timothy Japhet Arrested Over Smuggling & Illegal Entry Of Immigrants?
Timothy Japhet, a licensed Texas lawyer, was arrested for smuggling charges in Galveston County, Texas. According to Jimmy Fullen, Galveston County Constable, Japhet was detained for “smuggling of a human and resisting arrest.”
The attorney faces multiple charges for smuggling illegal immigrants and resisting arrest. Deputy Gonzalez and state troopers arrested him. The identities of the immigrants have not been revealed yet.
Japhet is a lawyer from Texas who graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree from South Texas College of Law in 2003 and has been associated with the Texas Bar since then.
He has 19 years of experience practicing various fields of law such as family law, real estate law, business law, environmental law, divorce, employment law, and consumer law.
Timothy Japhet Jail Sentence And Mugshot
The jail sentence of Texas attorney Timothy Japhet has not been finalized yet. He faces smuggling and resisting arrest charges.
The date of Japhet’s court sentence has not been announced till now. Also, a mugshot has not been revealed. However, his photo during the arrest has been released by the Texas police.
Timothy Japhet Claimed George Floyd Died In 2016
Timothy Japhet is a Federally-appointed Immigration magistrate who claimed that George Floyd died in 2016 in Christus Spohn Memorial ICU in Corpus Christi, Texas. He claimed that Floyd’s family buried him in a cemetery in Flour Bluff.
The Texas attorney claimed that Floyd played football against him in college. According to Japhet, Floyd played college football at Texas A&I in 1989, lived in the streets, and passed away in Corpus Christi, but not Minnesota.
For his statement, Japhet was in a middle of a massive controversy in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin.
Who Is Timothy Japhet? His Law Experience
Timothy Japhet is an attorney based in Texas who has almost two decades of experience in the field.
For three years, Timothy worked for The Law Office of Alex Hernandez, Jr. as a Senior Associate Attorney and practiced Guardianship, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Juvenile, and Real Estate.
Japhet worked as an attorney in Denton County from 2002 to 2006 and later served as an attorney for ‘The Law Office of Dan Japhet’ for more than seven years.
Currently, Japhet owns “The Law Office of Timothy Japhet,” a law office based in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has been offering law services through his company since 2016.