infoTwo Florida men pretended to be US marshals to get out of wearing face masks

Two Florida men pretended to be US marshals to get out of wearing face masks

When asked to put on a mask, the men allegedly threatened to arrest employees at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort, which is north of Fort Lauderdale.

Gary Brummett, 81, allegedly claimed to be a U.S. marshal and flashed a fake laminated card that said he was medically exempt from wearing a mask when the front desk manager asked him to put one on.

He also pointed to a badge on his belt that said Cherokee Nation Marshal and said to the manager, Do you know what this means? Im a U.S. marshal and can have you arrested if you force me to wear a mask.

Two days earlier, Walter Wayne Brown Jr., 53, allegedly told another front desk employee he was a marshal and didnt have to wear one after the employee tried to hand him a mask when he was checking in.

The men were arrested for impersonating federal officers and remain jailed in Broward County awaiting bond hearings.