Woman Arrested At Inauguration Checkpoint Who Allegedly Claimed To Be Police Officer And Cabinet Member

Topline

A Connecticut woman has been arrested after attempting to pass through a security checkpoint set up around the U.S. Capitol ahead of Inauguration Day by pretending to be a police officer and a Cabinet member, according to police.

Key Facts

D.C. police said that Linda MaGovern, 63, of Stratford, Connecticut, was arrested after approaching officers at an inauguration checkpoint around 8:45 a.m. on Saturday.

MaGovern showed officers a military police challenge coin, claiming to be a member of law enforcement and a member of the presidential Cabinet. 

When asked multiple times by police to park and turn off her car, and then to produce her driver’s license, MaGovern began driving forward and attempted to flee, but was later stopped and arrested. 

MaGovern was transported to Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program and United Medical Center for evaluation and has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer, failing to obey and fleeing a law enforcement officer.

Key Background 

This arrest comes as the city—layered with heavy security—remains on high alert after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bracing for a potential resurgence of violence on Inauguration Day. The arrest of a Virginia man with a gun in his trunk on Friday sparked alarm, though the man later claimed that he’d left the firearm in his car by mistake while running late for his job as a security contractor in D.C. City police also arrested a 22-year-old man from Virginia on Sunday morning for carrying a handgun without a permit. According to police, the man, Guy Berry, was carrying his Glock in a visible holster with 37 rounds of ammunition and three high-capacity magazines near the grounds of the Capitol complex. 

Big Number 

25,000. That’s how many National Guard troops are expected to be in D.C. by Inauguration Day.

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