Criminal Law
Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Posing as US Marshals to Avoid Mask Requirements
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.
Walter Wayne Brown Jr., 53, and Gary Brummett, 81, were arrested on Feb. 11 on charges of impersonating a federal officer.
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort in Deerfield Beach earlier that day after hotel staff reported they were suspicious of two men who identified themselves as U.S. marshals.
Brown and Brummett allegedly claimed they were medically exempt from a hotel policy requiring that they wear masks — and flashed laminated cards indicating their exemption, according to a criminal complaint.
