A crazed Florida man faces up to a year in prison after trying to break into a US Air Force base carrying an AR-15 rifle and claiming to be Captain America, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Baruch Roche, 33, was charged with one count of attempted possession of a firearm in a federal facility for the Nov. 3 incident at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said in a news release.
Roche, of Tampa, drove up to the gate at the base in a green Hyundai Genesis shortly after 2 p.m. and demanded entry, saying he was meeting with Air Force brass “to provide classified information.”
But the crazy man refused to provide ID and “instead identified himself as ‘Captain America,'” according to the indictment.
He allegedly claimed he was an “active member” of the United States Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, and had a scheduled meeting with a general in the group, the indictment said.
MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, is home to more than 12,000 active duty personnel. AFP via Getty Images
“Roche became belligerent and threatened to return each day to find officers denying him entry,” prosecutors said in the press release. “Due to his suspicious behaviour, Roche was detained and security personnel searched his vehicle.
“An AR-15 weapon was located in the trunk as well as five magazines loaded with 125 rounds of ammunition.”
Tampa police, along with the department’s Behavioral Health Unit, responded to the base and questioned Roche, who told officers “that he had been diagnosed with anxiety and depression and was taking ADHD medication,” the indictment said.
Federal prosecutors said Baruch Roche identified himself as “Captain America” when he tried to get into MacDill. ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection
Roche was involuntarily hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for involuntary treatment of individuals in mental health crises.
MacDill Base has more than 12,000 active duty personnel and houses more than two dozen military units, including from US Central Command, US Special Operations Command and the 927th Air Refueling Wing, according to its homepage.
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