On March 21, 2018, officers of the Boynton Beach Police Department (“BBPD”) responded to a call from a manager of the Best Buy store located at 550 North Congress Avenue in Boynton Beach, Florida.
The Manager advised the officers that he wanted a man in a business suit, later identified as John Joseph O’Grady, to be issued a trespass warning because he had been previously observed and video recorded shoplifting an iPhone X from the store.
When BBPD officers made contact with Mr. O’Grady they noticed that his suit and jacket were appointed with a US Marshals Service lapel pin. Seeing a possible bulge from a weapon, another BBPD officer asked O’Grady if he had any weapons on his person, to which O’Grady replied “Yes.” An officer then asked where the weapon was located, to which O’Grady replied “on my hip.” O’Grady then denied being a “police officer,” but upon being asked “What are you?” he answered “a Federal Marshal.” He then claimed to not have his “federal marshal ID” with him because he had “just stepped out of [his] house.” Of course, he also didn’t have a supervisor’s phone number the officers could call to verify his literally unbelievable story.
The officers then expressed their concern that O’Grady was carrying a weapon without any law enforcement identification while claiming to be a “Federal Marshal,” and O’Grady responded with the not-very-reassuring “It’s not a real weapon.”
And thusly it emerged that they were dealing with a limo driver. Who was under arrest.
A later search of O’Grady’s car turned up the stolen iPhone as well as another authentic-seeming US Marshals Service badge along with another holster. After obtaining a warrant, officers searched O’Grady’s residence, turning up additional US Marshals paraphernalia.
On May 10, 2018 John Joseph O’Grady was arrested and brought before Magistrate Judge William Matthewman of the West Palm Beach Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. On May 11, 2018 O’Grady was released under strict conditions – see end of video – having put up his house as collateral against a $150,000 bond.
Charges were formally filed against O’Grady on May 28, 2018, alleging one count of Impersonation of an Officer or Employee of the United States, a “wobbler crime” pursuant to Title 18, USC, § 912 of the United States Code. (Wobbler crimes may be prosecuted as either felonies or misdemeanors. In this case, statute sets the maximum penalty at zero to three years imprisonment, a maximum fine of $250,000, a zero to one year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.)
On August 16, 2018 O’Grady pleaded guilty to the sole charge, also submitting to the court a letter from his wife requesting leniency. O’Grady was sentenced to four months incarceration followed by one year of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. John Joseph O’Grady was released from prison on December 4, 2018 and is currently on probation.
He paid the $100 fine.
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I'M THINKING TO BUY A BLACK LIMOUSINE AND PUT THE SEAL OF THE WHITE HOUSE ON IT TO IMPERSONATE THE PRESIDENT. ðŸ¤â€
Was he wearing four watches?
The way the cop just let the papers fall out of whatever binder thing that was in the car 😂
Next for him is to dress up for court as judge
a fake gun, a fake badge, a fake life
Hahaha
But whyyy? He looks respectable but he's just a loser, wonder why he'd do this
You are not some punk kid. Sir, you are 65 years old and damn well know that this is wrong
I worked at a best buy back in like 05, 06. We never had that many visible workers on the floor.
Notice how all of these dumbass impersonators are in Florida? Hmm
Now we know how Santa gets all those presents, he's a kleptomaniac, shoplifting for 364 days a year….
Gotta feel bad for the guy. If he is doing this at that age he isn’t doing too well in life
"I'm a Federal Marshall. It's kind of like being a Deputy US Marshall, but different – we look for Extended Warranties and try to expose those who don't offer enough phone calls to potential customers offering their services. Congratulations, Not Enough Warranties is a Felony!"
You got me im a limo driver….
A really good example of why you shouldn’t let the cops search your car no matter what. It got him in more trouble. They didn’t put back the stuff that fell out and who knows what that could be. They called his job to let them know too lmao.
He's a Cop 😆🤣😂
Congratulations!!! Your going to jail for long time idiot. Cop gives him a dirty look..
Looks like my exes lawyer that got barred while he had her case pending.
It needs to be xmas so he can eat more cookies
Not sure why they bleeped his ss number, he won't be using it again
Nice suit though
Wow the lengths people go to just to feel superior Hehhe bless him
He wanted to be someone important but ain’t shit
He thought just because he's white he can say he's a federal agent and they'll believe him LMAO 🤣
Kid: mom, can we have federal Marshall?
Mom: no we have federal Marshall at home
Marshall at home:
This Girl is so super cute…"he is the skinny version of Santa Clause…" supernice 🙂
Dude in the yellow jacket just there to be nosey
grandpa is off his meds again…………….
God bless the officers who stand between us and chaos.
These videos do nothing but show how cops are complete assholes. Talking down to suspects, kicking them while they are down. Well done.
He got the last laugh because his trespass warning lasted longer than Best Buy did 😂😂😂😂😂.
This guy is way past stupid.
That's what I say to some of the plumbers ihire
You know it’s gonna be a good video when the title starts with “Florida man†😂
How does Best Buy stay open? That’s the most baffling part of this.
I think it's funny the way the US police get people to do that little oath thing like that's gonna stop people from lying haha
Just stupid ,
Went from a United States Marshall to a Limo Driver.
Question: is there a pay increase?
So what I stole an Iphone? Does that bawtha you?
Wait a minute… Best Buy is still a thing?
Congratulations. Thats a felony
Damn Irish
The girl at 17:30 is really pretty. 🙂
Florida Man strikes again
2K people don't like seeing an old man get arrested for a felony, or what?
Cold-blooded psychopath who is convinced he can fool anyone
Chick in blue is hot
He’s changed his name to Marshall, then he really would be a real Marshall.
That kind of morons only live in America.
Play stupid games,(impersonating a Federal Agent), win stupid prizes,(felony charges)