Florida Police Arrest Mississippi Man Working Home Depot Security in Fake Cop Uniform

Police in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, say a man guarding a Home Depot in what looked like a police uniform was not the lawman he appeared to be.

On October 12, an officer noticed a man wearing what appeared to be a generic law enforcement uniform and carrying a firearm while working security at the store. That prompted a follow-up investigation by the department’s Special Investigations Unit.

Florida Police Arrest Man in Fake Uniform

Detectives identified him as Nicholas O’Bryant, 39, of Lucedale, Mississippi. Police say he carried credentials identifying him as a Mississippi officer, but he was not a sworn law enforcement officer there.

He was arrested, charged with falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer, and booked into the Okaloosa County Jail. The charge is an allegation, and he is presumed innocent unless convicted.