The man arrested at the Kirk Memorial Service for impersonating a cop was one of their own! [View all]

An armed man who was detained on Friday at the memorial venue in Arizona for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk was charged on Saturday with impersonating a law enforcement officer. 

Authorities identified the man as Joshua Runkles, 42, who was taken into custody at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., after “exhibiting suspicious behavior,” a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

Runkles was initially approached by the Secret Service. He then allegedly “falsely claimed to be a member of law enforcement and stated that he was armed.” 

Later on Saturday, an executive producer for “The Charlie Kirk Show” said the man was doing advance security for a guest at the memorial service for Kirk on Saturday, and that nothing “nefarious” was involved.

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