USCP Arrests Man with Fake Badge, Body Armor & & High Capacity Magazines:
Courtesy: USCP
A retired New York City law enforcement officer was detained Friday early morning beyond the U.S. Capitol after being discovered in ownership of a phony police badge, a BB weapon, body armor, ammo and high-capacity publications, Capitol authorities stated.
The ex-cop, 53- year-old Jerome Felipe of Flint, Michigan, was found by a Capitol patrol officer right before 5 a.m. ET parked in a 2017 Dodge Charger near Peace Circle, on the west side of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., authorities stated.
Felipe provided the Capitol law enforcement officer who spoke to him a phony badge that stated, “Department of the INTERPOL,” according to Capitol authorities.
Interpol is the worldwide authorities company.
“Felipe also made a statement that he was a criminal investigator with the agency,” Capitol authorities stated.
After he offered authorities approval to browse his automobile, officers discovered a BB weapon, 2 ballistic vests, a number of high-capacity publications and other ammo inside.
“No real guns were found,” authorities stated.
Felipe was charged with illegal ownership of high-capacity publications and unregistered ammunition, according to authorities, who stated that detectives are attempting to identify why he parked near the Capitol.
A representative for the New York Police Department, when inquired about Felipe, informed CNBC in an e-mail, “The individual retired in 2018.”
“We are fully cooperating with the US Capitol Police investigation,” the representative stated.
A senior NYPD authorities informed WNBC in New York that Felipe retired on impairment after less than 20 years of service, and was not provided a so-called hero letter, implying he was not approved approval to bring a weapon as lots of NYPD polices are when they retire.
An online database preserved by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Service consists of info about Felipe being gotten rid of from the NYPD for cause in November2018 It likewise states his elimination was pursuant to a guideline associated to “an employee’s resignation or retirement while a disciplinary process has commenced.”
NBC News, mentioning a senior NYPD authorities, reported that Felipe retired when he was dealing with claims of having actually misrepresented himself in main procedures as an investigator when his real rank was a law enforcement officer.
The Capitol was stormed onJan 6, 2021, by a mob of advocates of previous President DonaldTrump They interrupted legislators as they verified President Joe Biden’s election throughout a joint session of Congress.
More than a lots active-duty and retired law enforcement officer, a few of whom were NYPD veterans, were detained for taking part in the intrusion of the Capitol that day.
Last month, a federal jury in Washington founded guilty previous NYPD officer Thomas Webster of attacking a District of Columbia law enforcement officer throughout the riot. Webster assaulted the police officer with an aluminum pole while holding a Marine Corps flag, authorities stated.
– Additional reporting by Tom Winter of NBC News
