Alabama Man Impersonates Officer, Tries to Arrest Mayor at City Hall

Weaver, Ala., police Tuesday said they arrested a man after he allegedly showed up armed at City Hall, demanding to arrest Mayor Wayne Willis.

Bobby Beck, 59, was being held at the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon on felony charges of impersonating a peace officer, making a terrorist threat and carrying a pistol without a permit, the Anniston Star reports.

According to a press release from Weaver police Chief Wayne Bush, Beck walked into City Hall Tuesday morning with a badge and a pistol on his belt and said he’d like to speak with the mayor. After being told the mayor was not available, he held up a pair of handcuffs and said he would be back later to arrest him.