GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a teenager has been impersonating a Secret Service officer in South Carolina.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets in a statement that the 17-year-old was arrested Sunday after spending the weekend traveling to four different locations in a silver SUV with a siren and blue lights. The statement says he was flashing a badge and a handgun and was also carrying handcuffs and a radio.
The sheriff’s office says the boy had gotten the police gear from a relative who is currently a law enforcement officer and was unaware he took the equipment.
The teenager was charged with four counts of impersonating a law enforcement officer. He paid a $4,000 bond and was released from custody.
It’s unclear if he has a lawyer who could comment.
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