California man dressed as deputy arrested at airport

On Wednesday at 8:05 p.m., deputies were called to Terminal A of the Sacramento International Airport on reports of an unoccupied vehicle — possibly belonging to law enforcement — parked in a loading zone.

When the responding deputy arrived at the airport, he found the vehicle, and soon after met the suspect, 33-year-old Brad Beaver of Folsom, as he was leaving the terminal on foot. At the time, Beaver had the appearance of a deputy: He was wearing a full sheriff’s department uniform, complete with a duty belt with a Glock semi-automatic handgun. He reportedly told the responding deputy, who didn’t know him, that he worked at the jail ...

Suspecting something might be up, the deputy arrested Beaver and placed him in his patrol vehicle. An investigation revealed that Beaver was never employed by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, nor has he worked as a peace officer anywhere else in California. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of illegal possession of weapons and impersonating a peace officer. He is being held on $1,000,000 bail.

Detectives went to Beavers home where they reportedly found ballistic vests with law enforcement markings; badges and insignias worn by sheriff’s department personnel; an assault-style rifle, and a large amount of ammunition.

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/deputy-impersonator-airport/