Man previously arrested outside UF classroom has now been charged with impersonating a police officer
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tyler Anthony Brown, 29, was arrested this morning on a warrant for impersonating a police officer when he was arrested outside his History class at the University of Florida on March 5.
According to a sworn complaint filed by the University of Florida Police Department, when officers arrested him outside a UF classroom on several warrants, Brown allegedly told the officers that he was a military police officer in the reserves and was assigned to the 317th Military Police. When an officer asked if he was on active duty, he allegedly said, “Yes, I am.”
When an officer asked him to clarify, Brown alleged said he was in the Army reserves and was a military police officer in the 317th. The officer asked if he was currently assigned to the 317th, and Brown allegedly said, “Yes, I am.”
Brown was reportedly carrying an expired military ID and a military police badge.
A UFPD officer reached out to the Army Criminal Investigations Department and reportedly learned that Brown was fully separated from the Army in 2021 and is not in the reserves or National Guard.
The officer also spoke with the 317th Military Police and reportedly learned that there is no record of Brown’s service with that unit.
Brown has been charged with falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer and unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia due to claiming to be an active-duty reserve member of the U.S. Army and possessing a military police badge.
Formal charges have already been filed in the case, and Judge David Kreider issued a warrant for Brown’s arrest, with bail set at $2,500.
Following his arrest on March 5, Brown posted $115,000 bail and was released on March 6. He is now facing four felonies and two misdemeanors.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
He shouldn’t have been released!!! Impersonating an officer is bad enough, but Impersonating military..😡😡😡 Hopefully the feds get him, then he’ll do real prison time. Alachua county is a damn joke
Hear me out.. I’m a republican but I do believe in our justice system and our justice system allows for bail to be issued to most citizens unless a violent crime was committed.
Do you believe he should have never been out on bail? Why should he have never been released?
His original crime was stealing TVs I’m not sure this meets the level of hold till trial but curious of your perspective and why the county is a joke.
Laura: you’re no republican…I smell a democ-rat.🐀
Falsely dentifying yourself as a law enforcement officer or federal law enforcement opens a door to other issues. How long has he been playing policeman? Has he committed other crimes pretending to be the police? This should be sent to the federal courts. Strip him of his veteran’s rights also.
Ooops! Dem alert, or minimum Family Alert!
He has not right to impersonate Law Enforcement, Military or otherwise!
Lock his A$$ up. Stealing tvs? How do you know that?
During a hurricane, or riot? Either way, he should be locked up, minimum.
Maybe when he left the Reserves during Covid he was suffering from a mandatory Jab reaction? He can sue Big Pharma for disability, tell his lawyers.
You continue to be as useless as your comments.