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A Texas church employee has been arrested for trying to extort money from a woman by pretending to be an agent with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Donald Doolittle, a 58-year-old staff member at Gateway Community Church of Webster, was recently charged with impersonating a public servant, a magistrate said during a probable cause hearing on Saturday.

According to authorities, on Thursday, Doolittle received a professional massage at a facility in Houston, but when he tried to pay, the massage therapist declined his credit card.

In response, Doolittle pulled out an identification card labeled “ICE” and demanded to see the therapist’s ID. When she showed him a temporary visa, he demanded money from her.

"He demanded she Zelle him $500 or he would take

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