A man with two imitation guns, a bulletproof vest and other police-style equipment was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer by flashing its lights on the road near Revere Beach Sunday night, state police said.
Byron Boisseau, 43, was arrested after a state trooper on the lookout for his white, unmarked Crown Victoria car spotted it with its lights flashing in the front and back as it turned off Revere Beach Boulevard about 8:10 p.m., state police said Wednesday, ahead of a court hearing in the case.
State police had issued a notice for the Crown Victoria that was using flashing lights to force other cars out of its way, and it was found to belong to Boisseau, officials said.
Boisseau was found with a slew of police-style items, including a pepper spray cannister and a loaded BB gun, both of which looked like real handguns, police said. He also allegedly had on him or in the car a bulletproof vest, a folding knife, black handcuffs, an expandable baton, two pairs of bolt cutters, a black ski mask and a wrapped breathalyzer test.
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Boisseau allegedly told the trooper who pulled him over that he had the equipment because he worked for a security company. He was arrested on charges including impersonating a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon and having tools used for burglaries.
He appeared in Chelsea District Court Wednesday, where a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
"A lot of this incident is all fluff. My client did not attempt to stop anybody, he didn’t identify himself as a police officer," Boisseau's attorney said.
Prosecutors noted in court that Boisseau's record shows a 2011 road rage incident involving the same car, in which he allegedly broke out someone else's back windshield.
