A Michigan man was arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday morning after he presented a fake badge to police who then discovered a BB gun, body armor and high capacity magazines inside his vehicle, Capitol Police said, according to Reuters.

Jerome Felipe, 53, a retired police officer, showed a badge with "Department of the INTERPOL" printed on it to a US Capitol Police patrol officer and claimed he was a criminal investigator, police said in a statement.

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