A 21-year-old Matteson man carrying a loaded gun and impersonating a police officer was arrested Thursday afternoon during anti-ICE protests in the Loop, police and sources say.
Officers spotted the man, who was sporting a T-shirt and backpack with the word police on it, around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue, Chicago police and sources said.
The man, who had a loaded gun, was asked for his credentials before he was arrested and allegedly told officers as a “peace” officer, he didn’t need a concealed carry license, sources said.
Charges were pending, officials said.
Hundreds of people marched Thursday evening through downtown Chicago as part of continuing nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s monthslong campaign against immigration.
Thursday’s protest remained largely conflict-free. That’s in contrast to two rallies Tuesday, when thousands of people crowded the streets downtown and a few scuffles between protesters and police officers resulted in 17 people arrested. A driver also plowed through that protest, hitting a woman.
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