Man is charged with impersonating a U.S. Marshal at headquarters

A District man was charged Friday with impersonating a U.S. Marshal after he was caught trying to buy insignia clothing at the agency’s Arlington headquarters while wearing a U.S. Marshal Service hat and jacket, court documents said.

On Thursday, Kenneth Irving Brown, 58, was caught trying to buy marshals hats at the Ship’s Hatch, a store at the marshals headquarters that sells Navy and Marshals Service items, according to a sworn statement by Deputy Peter Marketos. Only Navy or marshals employees can purchase items from the store.