Walter Wayne Brown Jr.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) â Two men are accused of pretending to be federal marshals and flashing phony credentials to get out of wearing facial coverings at a South Florida resort hotel.
When the staff at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort asked Walter Wayne Brown Jr., 53, and Gary Brummett, 81, to cover their faces, the men refused, and threatened to arrest employees and saddle the hotel with a fine, the South Florida SunSentinel reported.
The scheme collapsed when one employee thought they were acting suspicious and called police on Feb. 11. Officers and a real U.S. marshal arrived and arrested the men on charges of impersonating a federal officer.
Fake Marshals, Real Covidiots
A couple of Florida men are in jail for impersonating federal marshals so they could get out of having to wear a mask. Their plan backfired when they met a real federal marshal.
Staff at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort asked Walter Wayne Brown and Gary Brummett to put on a mask, but they refused and told the staff that they re federal marshals and would arrest them. They even flashed some fake credentials. Fortunately one hotel employee called their bluff and called police. Officers and a real federal marshal arrived and placed the men under arrest. They ve each been charged with Impersonating a federal officer.
Two men face federal charges after allegedly posing as U.S. marshals at a Florida resort and threatening hotel staff with arrest if they made them wear masks, a criminal complaint claims
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