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   Joey Lamar Ellis   
      
   HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A judge set a $30,000 bond for a Houston park ranger   
   for allegedly targeting gay men in order to rob them.   
      
   On Tuesday, the alleged victim, Joshua Beede, told ABC13 he was asleep in his   
   car in Cullen Park when 33-year-old Joey Lamar Ellis knocked on his window   
   wearing a park ranger uniform.   
      
   Beede said Ellis threatened to arrest him if he didn't give up his cash or   
   take off his clothes, making it known he had a gun in his pocket.   
      
   "He said he was going to have my car towed away. I was going to be arrested,   
   sent downtown, and see a judge the next morning," Beede said.   
      
   Ellis also allegedly demanded Beede use a dating app to lure other men to the   
   park so they, too, could presumably be robbed.   
      
   Eventually, Beede said he gave Ellis money and went along with it until he   
   could get away to call 911.   
      
   "I was, like, fearful for my life, so I was doing everything he said," Beede   
   explained.   
      
   ABC13 obtained audio of the dispatcher's radio call, where you can hear the   
   disbelief in the officer's voice.   
      
   "So he made him strip naked? Yeah, he made the complainant strip naked, and I   
   guess he ran over to the gas station," the officers can be heard saying.   
      
   Police responded and arrested Ellis, adding that they found a gun on him.   
      
   "He knew what he was doing though. He's probably done it before," Beede said.   
   "He didn't look nervous doing it."   
      
   On Wednesday, Houston police told ABC13 they suspect there could be more   
   victims and encouraged people to call 713-884-3131.   
      
   Ellis faces a charge of official oppression. He posted a $30,000 bond. The   
   judge said Ellis is restricted to Harris and contiguous counties, cannot have   
   access to drugs or firearms, and has a curfew from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.   
      
   The Houston Parks and Recreation Department confirmed Tuesday that they were   
   notified about the park ranger's arrest. On Wednesday, the department released   
   the following statement:   
      
   "The Houston Parks and Recreation Department has been made aware of the arrest   
   of Urban Park Ranger Joey Ellis. The Department has removed him from the work   
   schedule at this time and the public can be assured that appropriate measures   
   are being taken    
   while HPD investigates."   
      
   City records show Ellis has been employed since 2019.   
      
   https://abc13.com/post/houston-park-ranger-accused-targeting-gay   
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