Anderson approached the intake area of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday and is accused of telling officers that he was an FBI agent, the criminal complaint states. He said he had paperwork “signed by a judge” to authorise the release of an inmate.
When officers asked him for credentials, Anderson provided a Minnesota driver’s license, claimed be in possession of weapons, and “displayed and threw” what authorities described as “numerous documents” at jail staff, according to the complaint.
Bureau of Prisons officials then detained Anderson and searched his bag, where they found a large “barbeque type fork” with two prongs and a tool that resembles a pizza cutter.
The suspect had travelled to New York City for a job opportunity from Mankato, Minnesota, and had been working at a local pizzeria, according to the law enforcement source.