Inside the ‘Deadliest Catch’ Crew Member Who Robbed Banks 3 Times
A former ‘Deadliest Catch’ cast member found himself in hot water after robbing banks. Here’s what to know about his criminal record.
Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch Season 19 continues to show the fisherman braving the Bering Sea. The show’s had its fair share of scandals through the years, and some past cast members had close associations with serious crimes. Here’s what to know about Joshua Tel Warner, the cast member who robbed banks.
Joshua Tel Warner, a crew member from ‘Deadliest Catch,’ robbed banks 3 times
Deadliest Catch Season 19 focuses on the fisherman starring in the series, so current fans may not know of Joshua Tel Warner. Warner worked on the F/V Wizard, and he often had confrontations with other crew members while aboard the boat. He also had a dark history that included bank robberies.
Warner first robbed Washington Mutual Bank in Oregon on Oct. 19, 2007, though police missed him at first. After this robbery, he joined Deadliest Catch. Later, on April 3, 2009, he robbed Pacific Continental Bank. Three weeks after his second robbery, he robbed the same bank.
Warner’s time on Deadliest Catch didn’t help him escape his crimes. TV viewers watching the series connected surveillance footage from the banks that the local news aired to the Discovery Channel promos.
After police pulled Warner over for a routine traffic stop on Dec. 31, 2009, police arrested him in connection with the crimes. Upon his arrest, he stayed at the Tazewell County Jail on $30,000 bail.
“I watched the show too,” Detective Jeff Donaca from the Eugene Police Department announced during a press conference, according to CBS News. “I don’t think you can end up on national TV, make a spectacle of yourself, and not end up getting caught for three bank robberies.”
