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Authorities are not sure what Roy Antigua's intentions were when they found hundreds of ID badges and the uniforms of different federal agencies at his home earlier this month.
That's the question New Port Richey, Fla., Police Chief James Steffens posed to reporters at a news conference Monday.
Is he an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard as he previously claimed? An employee of NASA? Or just an impostor?
Police are trying to figure what Antigua, 52, was doing with hundreds of suspicious items they found during a search of his home after he was arrested earlier this month for an unrelated offense, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
"Is he really a threat or is he someone who is living a very involved fantasy life?" Steffens asked.
During the search police found military, law enforcement and medical ID badges and uniforms from various federal agencies, including U.S. Customs, the Navy, Secret Service, the CIA and Homeland Security.
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Authorities also found military medals, a flight instructor badge and a Boy Scout troop leader uniform, according to the Times.
Ammunition for semiautomatic guns and assault rifles were found but no actual weapons were located.
Also found were medical instruments, a badge saying he was a physician's assistant and a photo showing Antigua holding a newborn while wearing medical scrubs.
According to Florida Department of Health records, Antigua is a licensed respiratory care practitioner.
He reportedly admitted to police to owning the items.
The only true piece of identification found was a card stating Antigua was a member of the volunteer group, Coast Guard Auxiliary in Miami, Steffens said. He was kicked out in 2011 after being arrested for grand theft, according to the Times.
The investigation was triggered after an officer, also a Marine veteran, noticed Antigua's military ID looked fake during an Aug. 1 arrest for driving without a license and violating probation on the grand theft case.
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Some details about Antigua's life have come to the surface. Authorities found out he's from Cuba with family in the Miami area, the Times reported.
Antigua played out his role as a federal employee so well, his Cadillac Escalade was outfitted with a Homeland Security registration sticker, Coast Guard license plates, blue flashing lights and handcuffs, according to the report.
"He is remorseful," Steffens told the paper. "He said this was something that got out of hand."
The two men had previously crossed paths at a Memorial Day event where Coast Guard "Lt. Cmdr. Roy Antigua," who was dressed in uniform, introduced himself to Steffens, according to the paper.
"Everybody around there thought that he was the real deal," Steffens said.
Police are working with hospitals, the military and federal law enforcement agencies to see if Antigua had any connection or dealings with them.
Antigua is currently being held without bail in the Pasco County Jail for the violation of probation charge. He has not yet been charged with anything related to the items seized at his home.
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Gee! And I thought I had a fun fantasy life!
I guess he thinks that he will be a chick magnet dressed in uniform. A different one for each sucker that believes in him.
I think he was trying to impress the ladies and told too many stories to too many women and it all got out of hand. He tried looking the part but he failed. lol what a joke.
Anyone remember the old TV show 'The Pretender?' That's what I thought when I saw this except he's certainly no Jarod and I doubt he had noble motives in mind.
"Hundreds" of false ID badges and uniforms? Whoa! It's time to round up everyone -- EVERYONE -- that this joker has had any association with recently; and polite and lengthy conversations with DHS and the FBI are the order of the day for all of those associations until it's absolutely clear what's going on.
Crikey, we're mere days away from the Republican Party Convention in Florida!
And as for this guy (I never thought I would ever think this) ... as Mr. Rogers would say "Hey kids, can you spell 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques'?"
Oh please don't arrest him.... It is his freedom of speech... (sarc) remember the court struck down the stolen valor act as unconstitutional... so all he was doing was expressing himself... or is just ok to lie about it but you can't impersonate... where is the ACLU?.. yeah... right.
Some people just aren't comfortable in their own skin. Plus, I'll bet he has a very small penis. Have to make up for it somehow...
Robert in Oregon - paranoid much?
Maybe he's just into uniforms? Kinky, ya know..
And his ILLEGAL ALIEN status?
"Police are trying to figure what Antigua, 52, was doing with hundreds of suspicious items they found during a search of his home after he was arrested earlier this month for an unrelated offense, theTampa Bay Times reported." --- Um, well, let's see ... maybe he just wanted to play "I'm GI Joe/a doctor/Homeland Security/Coast Guard?" Come on, we all know that these are "innocent" little games that everyone plays when they have a good stash of ammo, right? HINT: Keep searching for the weapons.
Police are still "trying" to figure this out? Mhmmmmm....
Could just be sex toys LOL, you know how those bedroom games can get out of hand
He is an spy working for Fidel. Send him to "Guantanamo la Isla Hermosa"
I think it's a little more serious than most of you are noticing. I thing if Washington paid any attection while they was trying to save the rest of the world from self destruction, they might notice their own country was eroding from the inside out. Sad.....
@1.10 -- Thanks. I just dribbled some pretty decent red wine upon reading your post.
Tommy Lee (1.12) - Never for a minute doubt that Americans have not noticed what this administration and its minions have been doing. This administration, and others similar to it, have worked diligently to destroy the USA from within by creating class and race warfare.
Snopes, bought and controlled by Team Obama's puppet-masters (Soros, Ayers, et al) deny that Stalin said this: "America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within." Too many Americans have passively sat back and watched a serious decline in all three areas as Stalin's words became reality, but intelligent Americans have awakened and now recognize the evil that lurks amongst us and are working toward killing the evil so that America can once again be the pillar of strength she once was.
dont waste good wine, if you cant hold your alcohol at least drink the cheap stuff. hahahhahahaha think i will IM a while less libs there
If (and that is a big if) this article is accurate it sounds as if he was being honest with them during questioning, and some people do collect military and government memorabilia. Yeah I still agree that he took it further than he should have and he needs to be investigated. Oh and don't waste the wine NJ person ...
This guy is up to no good. They probably stopped him from killing a bunch of folks. Its always the same usual suspects.
BULL@!$%#!
More Republican Terroists
No he is a Cuban communist revolutionary, kinda OWS .
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Talk about profiling !!
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he could just be a e-bay seller........did anyone post what laws were broken? Didn't the court just rule that you can say your anything,or anybody? Like Stolen Valor issue? Oh and making fake documents shhhesh they are probly just mad cause he can photoshop better than White House Staff.
You can say you are decorated ex-military - but when you dress in uniform and say you ARE current military (fake id and all) you are committing a felony - impersonating a member of the military or a police officer is always illegal.
Looks like they can confiscate that Escalade - fake license plates, unauthorized Homeland Security sticker, blue lights. Lots of ammo but no firearms? Keep looking for the weapons cache - there is a locker or hidey-hole somewhere full of guns.
I didn't know the white house staff needed to photoshop.
MAILMAN8 is so absolutley correct; but, Yeah, well, this goofy-assed Roberts Court is likely to change that just as they decided STOLEN VALOR is speech. How the dickens do we end up with IDOITS in the highest postions. NOT A VETERAN AMONG THE LOT OF 9 GOOFBALLS and EDUCATED FOOLS.
How about Petreaus and Colin Powell for Supreme Court instead of IVY LEAGUE BOUGHT AND PAID-FOR SCUM BAGS! I'll take the integrity and judgment of our military generals of Harvard & Yale pukes any day.
I would just like someone that obeys the constitution on there instead of trying to rewrite it. AND yes I would prefer real world people instead of self styled intellectuals that have no common sense like the majority of our current justices
He was arrested for "driving without a license and violating probation' and this justified SEARCHING HIS WHOLE HOUSE??!!! Just what in the HELL is going on? How invasive has this STINKING TSA MILITARY TRAINED POLICE force become? Too bad none of us live longer than 100 years, or else we would be rE-Living Nightmares of last Century NAZI GERMANY!!! Many people collect items. Many people are going to be suspicious to a PARANOID, CONTROL FREEKING MILITARY ANT POLCE!!!!
Hell yes. When you are on probation, your entire house, hen house, dog house, outhouse, work locker, gym locker, safety deposit box, and vehicle can be searched at any time, for any reason or no reason. And if you are violating probation, the search is probably a part of the mandatory procedure before the hearing.
I will submit that if he was driving a Cadillac Escalade with DHS stickers and lights without a license, and being on parole already is sufficient grounds for doing a search of his residence.
Of course, the "coast guard" plates are probably nothing more than those vanity type plates. Coast guard vehicles like almost all government vehicles carry "US Government" plates.
It should be interesting how this fantasy life he's led pans out for him.
What this makes clear is that the NRA is a terrorist organization and should be put on that list at the Homeland Security Administration so they can eliminate it.
this guy was pretending to be someone else and a criminal, search of all property is in order. they should have let him go and followed him
Stop complaining about law enforcement. This offenders 4th amendment rights weren't violated and he was legally taken into custody. Since you werent present at time time of his arrest or aren't knowledgeable in the law don't compare modern day American law enforcement to nazi germany.
When you sign up for probation you sign a paper saying you will abide by certain rules of that probation and if you violate any of those rules you and everywhere you may lay your head is subject to a search, don't like those rules then don't sign it and go to jail. You Ms. Roberta should be glad that people are held to the rules or you don't care if a criminal wants to play fake cop, CIA, homeland security, coast gaurd or whatever the he@@ he feels like and pulls you over and violates your rights, doesn't take a genius to see who's side you should be on so that says alot about just how smart you are.
gramgigi -
" doesn't take a genius to see who's side you should be on so that says alot about just how smart you are NOT."
Fixed it for you. Have a great night!
Sounds like one of these right-wing anti-Castro types.
"Some details about Antigua's life have come to the surface. Authorities found out Antigua, 52 is from Cuba with family in the Miami area, the Times reported." The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched in April 1961 which would imply Antigua was one year old at the time of the failed invasion.
How did he get to the United States, when did he get into the United States. Did he enter the United States legally or was his entrance into the United States due to US policy known as the "Wet feet, dry feet policy" allow Cubans to gain citizenship which allows Cubans to become American citizens after one year of their feet touching dry land in the US.
Beyond all the fake ID's or even real but, stolen ID's such as the Homeland Security decal on his windshield, how did he become an American citizen and, is he actually employed by the United States Government as a spy ?
One last question, how is this "Wet feet, dry feet policy" legitimate for people from Cuba yet, not afforded those people fleeing Mexico ? Shouldn't Mexicans who also commit this "Wet feet, dry feet policy" be accorded the same rights as Cuban's who enter the United States illegally ?
I think that policy should have been done away with a long time ago but neither party will do it as the people who took advantage of it now control the vote in Florida.
Guy sounds like an accident just wanting to happen.
If the guys really from Cuba and he has all these items I'd say that's a great start to being or becoming a terrorist.
The guy even states;
Yeah right, I'd say it got out of both of you're hands and even you're mind.
My guess is that he is a member of the NRA, getting ready to justify the thousands of dollars he has spent on guns and ammo lately. Hasn't the NRA done such a good job of making people safer?
Great hair, though.
I think he was up to no good and he got caught, probably before he was able to execute his plan, whatever that was. Too many crazy things happening recently and this was probably going to be next on the list. There's a lot of copycats out there too. There's no need for all the stuff he had, luckily he was caught and we avoided another terrible situation. Also, he could have had all those different unifroms to try to impress women and eventually take advantage of them, or worse than take advantage. Better to be safe than sorry!
They dwell among us in no small numbers.
It's the The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Whack job.
Just another gun nut / military nut ! No different than the Militia a**holes and the survivalists. Guns don't kill people, nuts with guns kill people ! These military wanna be types are time bombs !
He probably got the DHS decal legitimately when he was a USCGAux member.
Pimping aint Easy......but somebody gotta do it!.....ROFL!
I bet he got a lot of ass with those one liners...lol.....A respiratory therapist...a fairly respectable vocation and income.......but we HUMAN's are so greedy.....we want it all......brand new socks and drawers!!!!!!
LOL isnt THAT special
Well, give him a fake trial and send him to fake jail for the rest of his fairy tale life.
I hope they follow up on this story. My curiousity is in overdrive. I wonder what this guy is up to. I don't have any special theories. There's not enough information.
Scary stuff, home grown loons abound, but then again this Florida.
1st of all, impersonating an officer has been illegal for quite some time. 2nd and quite contrary, now our supreme court feels it's ok for people to claim military medals of valor under false pretenses--and that's just because they're "lies" and that falls under freedom of speech. Pretty soon, (probably as a result of this case) it will be acceptable to impersonate officers (military/civilian, etc) because to say otherwise goes against the 'freedom to dress anyway a person wants!'
*rolls eyes* This country is becoming so neutered-so fast.
Ess Vbd -
"This country is becoming so neutered-so fast."
Ain't that the truth, though?
he could claim it was a sexual choice and was just bedroom games, we all know how the liberals want anyone to marry seems like a logical defense
He could claim it was a Second Amendment choice and was just preparing to settle a score, we all know how the neo-cons want anyone to be able to mount a violent defense.
This country is becoming so violent-so fast.
Being that we are not to many days away from the Florida convention and he has that many badges, uniforms, etc., he should be interrogated to the fullest extent. Too many people ignore what is happening in all of our bordertowns. The proximity to all of the violence is HERE. Brazil is sending troops to help with the border. Our own President will most likely make a trip to the bordertowns when he needs more funding to help his campaign. Our country needs to take precautions against these people. Those of you that post about costumes and make jokes, live in a Bubble in America. You have no clue how easy it must've been for Antigua to obtain all of those badges, uniforms, etc. In the valley, someone had the nerve to steal a Firechiefs truck that was parked in front of his home. Scare
The Republican Terrorist have out of control for awhile now
The NRA and the RNC support terrorism. They are so blinded by their selfishness that they cannot figure that out.