PHOENIX — A man was placed in custody at Glendale’s State Farm Stadium on Friday, the site of Charlie Kirk’s memorial on Sunday, for impersonating an officer and bringing a gun into a prohibited area, according to an ABC15 report.
The Glendale Police Department entered an investigation with the U.S. Secret Service, which is at the stadium in preparation for President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s arrival.
ABC15 said it isn’t “immediately clear when police encountered the man,” who claimed to be a law enforcement officer.
Fox News reported that the man was armed with both a gun and knife and had been inside the stadium before being detained.
“The individual was approached by Secret Service and stated during the encounter that he was a member of law enforcement and that he was armed,” U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told Fox News. “The individual is not a member of authorized law enforcement working the event and is currently in custody.”
Police said they expect about 100,000 people to attend Kirk’s memorial on Sunday, which starts at 11 a.m.
The investigation is ongoing. No other information was revealed at this time.
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