According to an arrest report obtained by the Daily Caller, a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper was arrested on New Year’s Day after a female passenger in the man’s car waved at him in apparent distress. A man was arrested on suspicion of posing as a federal employee.
Cuban-born Jorge Alberto Alfonso, 61, was arrested in Naples after his white Ford F-150 pickup truck passed the arresting officer’s parked FHP vehicle, according to an arrest report. The vehicle was allegedly equipped with flashing emergency lights and other law enforcement paraphernalia. The officer wrote that he saw a woman in the truck who was “agitated and distressed and waving her arms.” He claimed that the bed of the truck was open and that he was carrying a backpack and other suitcases. Police said the truck was owned by Alfonso, who was a passenger in the truck.
Officers said they stopped the truck.
“As I approached the vehicle and began to explain the reason for the stop, a male passenger interrupted and claimed that the K9 in the back seat had accidentally activated his red and blue lights,” the officer said. is writing. “He identified himself as a federal agent and provided a CIA counterterrorism unit ID, a CIA emblem coin in his badge wallet, and an MI-6 ID.” (Related: Report: Woman allegedly tried to impersonate FBI agent to shut down Tennessee Waffle House location)
MI6 is Britain’s secret intelligence agency.
The ID’s format and design “did not match any known federal ID standards,” the officer claimed.
Alfonso also allegedly wore a skull cap, which is prohibited for law enforcement identification, in his ID photo and had a badge challenge coin.
When the skeptical officer asked Alfonso specifically what affiliation he belonged to, Alfonso simply replied, “Federal,” according to the report.
Officers then arrested Alfonso and booked him into the Naples Jail Center in Collier County. Alfonso is charged with a felony count of impersonating a law enforcement officer and a misdemeanor count of possession of an unprescribed controlled substance.
FHP officers seized Alfonso’s truck and allegedly found firearms, passports (some of them blank), ostensible federal badges, body armor, unlabeled bottles, cash, and jewelry. are.
FHP alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, all of which are investigating the incident.
Alfonso is scheduled to be arraigned on January 27, according to the Collier County Court Clerk and Auditor’s Office.
According to , Alfonso is an HVAC contractor in Florida. independent person. Miami Lakes-based construction hard Airsource International Corporation lists a person with a similar name as president. The newspaper reported that Alfonso owns the company.
The company was founded to “foster a sense of accomplishment and enthusiasm in a culture of proud people,” according to a statement from the company’s president.
“We demand honesty and integrity from our employees to ensure our customers receive predictable and conscientious construction services,” the statement continued.
