Immokalee man, outraged by men in drag, arrested on weapon and disturbance charges

• Name: HERNANDEZ, JOSUE A
• Charge: CCW - CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON, DISORDERLY INTOXICATION
• Residence: IMMOKALEE
• Age: 27
• Occupation: LABORER
• Case #: N/A

IMMOKALEE — Outraged when he learned the women he bought drinks for were actually men in drag, an Immokalee man was arrested by Collier County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday after causing a ruckus in the bar.

Josue A. Hernandez, 27, of an unknown Immokalee address, according to reports, was at a bar on Boston Avenue in Immokalee when he learned the people he was socializing with and purchased drinks for, which he believed to be female, “were in fact men dressed in women’s clothing,” according to deputies. He then became irate, breaking bottles, starting fights with other customers and causing a disturbance, deputies said.

A large, fixed-blade, hunting-type knife was discovered in Hernandez’s waistband. The knife, which had a wooden handle and a 6-inch blade, was hidden under his shirt, according to reports. The knife is the kind “normally used for the skinning and gutting of deer and other large animals and was in no way a common pocket knife based on its blade length and design,” deputies said.

Hernandez was arrested shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday and charged with disorderly intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon.