On the afternoon of April 11, a dealership in Tulsa was visited by a man claiming that he was a federal marshal.
The man, identified as Randy Cantwell, informed one of the salespeople that he was interested in checking out one of the Audis they had in the lot, and he wanted to take it for a test drive.
According to reports, an employee retrieved the keys to the vehicle and accompanied Cantwell outside.
The employee realized that the car was not yet ready to be taken on the road by potential customers, and they informed Cantwell that it would not be possible to take the Audi for a test drive at that moment.
It was reported that the allegedly insistent Cantwell, who was reportedly sitting in the vehicle at the time, informed the employee that he had the authority to take the car and he planned to do so.
The man reportedly tried to drive out of the lot, but the workers blocked him in before he could leave with the vehicle.
Cantwell reportedly realized that the employees were not going to allow him to take the car, and he left the premises.
The Tulsa Police Department was notified about the alleged attempted car theft, and they located Cantwell in an area near the car lot.
When they talked to the man about the situation, Cantwell reportedly said that he became a federal marshal when ex-president Trump declared martial law.
Martial law was never declared by Trump, and Cantwell was unable to provide identification to support his claims that he was a federal marshal.
Cantwell was placed under arrest for suspicion of false impersonation of law enforcement. He was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on a $10,000 surety bond.
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