Updated 04/04/14 – 10:59 a.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning, after allegedly impersonating a U.S. Marshal when he was found wandering the halls of a South Side high school carrying a gun, wearing a bulletproof vest, and carrying a stolen security agency badge.
Police said Brandon Salvatore, of Richton Park, has been charged with one count of false impersonation of a federal employee, and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a concealed carry license. He was arrested at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, after he entered Percy L. Julian High School, 10330 S. Elizabeth St., while carrying a firearm, and claimed to be a federal marshal, but could not produce proper identification.
Sources said he was wearing a bulletproof vest, had a handgun in a holster, and was carrying a badge he’d stolen from MJM Security Agency, based in Richton Park. Although he works for the security company, he was not authorized to have a badge.
According to sources, Salvatore got past security at the school, and was stopped by a police officer who found him roaming the halls.
Salvatore was due to appear for a bond hearing Friday afternoon at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
