CNY man accused of impersonating CIA agent operates drone cameras for NY National Guard
A Cicero man who police have accused of impersonating a CIA agent to impress a woman works for the New York Air National Guard as a drone camera operator, according to an Air National Guard spokesman and an Air Force website.
Ryan R. Houghtalen, 25, was charged with second-degree impersonation of a public servant, a misdemeanor.
Houghtalen told the woman he met at church her life was in danger because he was a CIA agent and that they were both targets of ISIS, according to court documents
I have done some crazy things to get laid during my lifetime. There was the time when I showed up with a Weed Eater some Kool Whip and a Live Chicken at a home for wayward women only to be … sorry, I digress.
Houghtalen enlisted with the NY National Guard in January 2012 and is a staff sergeant with the 174th Attack Wing, based at Hancock Field, said Eric Durr, a guard spokesman.
Houghtalen serves as a sensor operator on the MQ-9, the Reaper, Durr said. He said could not comment on a sensor operator’s responsibilities.
A sensor operator runs the camera on a drone, according to the Air Force’s description.
The 174th Attack Wing pilots the Reaper drones on combat and surveillance missions overseas. The base is also a maintenance and training facility for the squadron of drones. It was the first Air National Guard base to operate the drones.
He operates a Drone camera? It takes an entire MOS to run a drone camera? I am having difficulty getting my mind around the fact that we now have Staff Sergeants that run drone cameras as a primary MOS.
How does one think that going to church and telling some poor girl that ISIS is coming after her, impress anyone in a way that will work for the best? Are there women who will jump in bed with me because they are about to get killed by ISIS anyway?
Aim High, Fly-Fight-Win. Ryan should have kept a better grip on his joystick.
Category: Air Force
Lame pick-up strategy. Stupid pick-up lines should be some sort of criminal act.
It is original, though.
He first go around he told her that he was the Vice President of a proud but humble woman owned business that sells software to the federal government, but the only thing that got him was having her rip the door off of his mailbox.
E-6 with only 7 years service?
Me thinks he spent waaaaay to many hours in a room by himself playing with his joystick.
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OPERATOR (15W)
https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/transportation-and-aviation/unmanned-aerial-vehicle-operator.html
SSgts are E-5 in the USAF. I made it in 4 years in the reserves.
So let him Reaper what he has sown.
Don’t Fear the Reaper
He looks like he couldn’t even get laid in a Women’s Prison with an ounce of coke in his hand and a $100 bill taped to his forehead!
and a stack of blank pardon forms signed by the Guv.
True Lies are shades of True Lies.
Yeah, that’s what I thought of first thing. “Wait, he’s copying an Arnold movie? As if anyone hasn’t seen every single one?”
What a putz
Sky, Ssgt in AF was E-5, Dave hope you were watching over your shoulder when you wrote comments, will still possibly come back to bite you.
Gottcha, Outcast.
Thanks.
Was thinking in Army ranks.
We both know E-6 is possible under 7 but my knees are bad and I would detest anyone that did get it under 7.
Could have made E-6 in less than three if I had reupped in Vietnam.
Spec 6 mind you but it would have opened doors to other stuff like maybe Spec 7 or Spec 8.
Kicking myself for letting it slip by.
E-6, Vietnam, was me would have been no thanks as I would have had a big enough target on my back out in the field as E-5. Body bag would have made me claustrophobic. Also as many have found out, rank is not set in stone and depends on conditions. Custer, General in Civil war, Colonel at Little Big Horn.
Just as a side note for you, the DVA sent DD-214 to VA verifying that I had served over 2 years in service but no prior service or service over seas. Now if one was to further read through some things on that DD-214, I had no basic or technical training and went from E-1 to E-5 in around 5 months as shown by date of enlistment versus date of promotion to E-5. Having been classed as a McNamara Moron, (low IQ) by VA, I must have done something right.
lmao at mcnamara morron– his videos making fun of cops crack me up what a tool
I guess you detest me then.
Made it (frocked) in 5 years, 8 months. Actually promoted and got paid for it in 5 years, 11 months.
Wait a minute, why is impersonating a “civil servant” a crime but impersonating a veteran is not?
While we are pondering the wacky world of impersonations, why impersonate a CIA agent when you could impersonate a DHS agent and be the guy from 24?
The world of make believe gets weirder every day….
The secret word is CIA, we cannot smear their sacred image, they have done that well enough on their own. Shhhh quiet its the CIA, super secret.
Vets no longer perform a governmental function or serve as a current representative. But the CIA, they do all kinds of secret stuff that is totally not available on wikileaks.
You don’t want to mess with Jack Bauer. He got from the front gate of Andrews AFB to Arlington in less than 15 minutes. After dispatching the bad guys, he had a pile of DC photo speeding tickets sitting on his desk.
My guess is he was charged under NY state law, PEN 190.25.3
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/190.25
There is a similar crime under Federal law (18 USC 912), but that one seems to require an attempt for financial gain on the part of the impersonator. NY law doesn’t seem to require financial gain – only that the impersonator “otherwise cause another to act in reliance upon that pretense”.
A vet often is not a government employee, so false claims of veteran status aren’t covered. Not sure that’s true about false claims of being a retiree any more given the recent SCOTUS decision concerning retirees and the UCMJ, though.
Not knowing the complete situation, I would love to be a lawyer looking for a big name right now. This kid could get off on the charges if: He ever worked for the CIA on a mission!
Here is the deal: If any of you have watched Jack Ryan on Amazon you would have been been told this little fact, but most people may not have picked up on it. For the CIA and Agent is the someone the CIA uses to get what they want, not their officers. A CIA Agent is the schmuck who betrays his country to give them the piece of intel they need.
And YEs the Payload operator is a complete MOS…just like the Navigator used to be. One person flys the thing, and another actually steers the camera and takes footage…and another interprets what is seen on camera (Intel Analyst.
So any lawyer worth his salt will pull out a bunch of “bullshit” about secret missions, and say this kid worked at one time on a mission for the CIA, and by definition was a CIA Agent, so him saying these things were not half truths or lies, but were facts. While he may be guilty of using a confidential position to impress someone, that is not in fact a crime. If he did in fact use that position to force his way into somewhere he did not belong, or for monetary gain that is a crime…just saying.
So… did Agent Drone get lucky with the church lady or not?
“A drone is a male bee that is the product of an unfertilized egg. Unlike the female worker bee, drones do not have stingers and do not participate in nectar and pollen gathering. A drone’s primary role is to mate with a fertile queen”
Maybe he should have gone with that for a pickup line. Might work.
That boy really has him some smartz. Who knew telling a woman “hang with me and ISIS will want to kill you” is a great pick-up line. Makes one wonder what moves he uses for foreplay. He obviously needs to take Remedial Lady’s Man 101. “I am CIA” shit never ceases to amaze me. I know enough about the Agency to actually pull off that BS, but most of the people I have met that were really CIA were not people I want to emulate.
Dave, let’s talk about that chicken. I’m asking for a friend.
It’s either that or a chandelier, a German Shepherd, a gallon of Mazola oil and a coupla Puerto Rican hookers.
The only thing cooler than a “drone camera operator” must be a “Heraldry Specialist.” I never even knew such things existed until Desert Storm. Coming and going to/from King Fahd International Airport for briefings (before the ground offensive started), I noticed a senior enlisted guy who was always at SOCCENT HQ, sitting at a drafting table drawing cartoons. On one of the trips I asked him what his job was, he responded that he was a “Heraldry Specialist,” and was deployed to SOCCENT to design the theater patch. I saw him doing this for about six months; I was sure wishing someone had told me about that earlier.
Oh Yes the old Im a CIA Agent out in Public -Oh well there goes the Guard and his GF and no nooky!!
The things Dave once showed up with hoping to lead to a satisfying evening reminds me of an old joke.
Guy goes into a bar and spots a beautiful young lady sitting alone. He approaches her and says, “What’s a good looking thing like you doing sitting here by yourself?” The foxy beauty says, “Well, the truth of the matter is I’m just too kinky for most men and they can’t handle my brand of kinky.” Dude says back to her, “Hey, that’s the same thing with me. Most women can’t handle my kinky needs and wants. Why don’t we get together?” Fantasy woman says, “That sounds good, why don’t you follow me to my place where we can get better acquainted?” To which Mr. I’ll hump a goat if ever I have to, but this is the greatest pick up I’ve ever made replies, “Of course, and I’m definitely ready and willing.” So they get to her place and go inside where she says, “You wait a minute here on the couch until I go into my bedroom and change into something more comfortable.” Finally after ten minutes she comes out all dressed up in see through nylons, a handcuff belt, two bananas, and a can of Reddi Wip cream. Just as she opens the bedroom door, he’s heading out the front door. She says to him, “Where are you going?” To which he replies, “Well I f___d your dog and s__t in your pocket book and I’m on my way home.”
Sick ’em Dave!
Geez with a pickup line that smooth one might wonder how this guy was deemed sharp enough to operate anything more complicated than a box of crayons.
What’s with that fucking facial hair? Have grooming standards changed that much in 40 years?
I have so many questions about this entire incident…
Was he suggesting that since he was from the CIA and endangering her life due to their acquaintance that banging him would throw ISIS off the trail?
How did that line work exactly?
“I know you don’t really know me, but I’m with the CIA and I’m here to fuck you to safety from the dangers posed by ISIS.”
So many fucktards, so little time….
CIA has no agents. All are officers. Explains a lot.