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The United States Capitol Police revealed Friday that it arrested a Michigan man outside the Capitol “with a fake badge, a BB gun, body armor, high capacity magazines and other ammunition.” He faces charges for unlawful possession of high-capacity magazines and for possession of unregistered ammunition.
Before 5 a.m. Friday morning, Jerome Felipe, 53, began speaking to a Capitol Police officer and presented a fake badge, according to a press release.
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The badge identified Felipe as part of the “Department of the INTERPOL,” police said. He told the officer he is a criminal investigator with the department.
Police were then given permission to search his vehicle, where they found “a BB gun, two ballistic vests, several high capacity magazines, and other ammunition.”
However, police said, “No real guns were found.”
Before speaking to the officer, Felipe had parked his 2017 Dodge Charger near Peace Circle, which is on the west side of the Capitol, police said. The Capitol Police said, “Investigators are still working to determine the reason Felipe was parked near the U.S. Capitol.”
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The 53-year-old is a retired New York police officer from Flint, Michigan. According to the New York Police Department Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, Felipe retired in 2018.
