SUMMERFIELD, FLORIDA: The Marion County Sheriff's Office has charged a 52-year-old man with several offenses after pretending to be a US Marshal. Authorities stated that a deputy pulled over Derry Lambert after noticing the lights and the siren on his pickup truck, per FOX 35 Orlando.
A deputy was at a Marathon gas station on on Marion County's Highway 301 on Monday, July 31, around 5.15 pm when he "heard an unfamiliar emergency siren and observed a black pickup truck, equipped with flashing red and blue emergency lights, driving around cars and through a red light." Deputies claimed that a traffic stop was made because of the siren and the absence of any calls that would have called for such a response from law enforcement at the time.
Who is Derry Lambert?
When Lambert was stopped he claimed he was a US Marshal on a mission from Texas to Florida. He claimed to be responding to a shooting in Marion Oaks, but deputies confirmed there had not been any shootings in the neighborhood. "I work at a Texas, but they got me down at Florida right now. Looking into Marion Oaks," Lambert said, adding, "There's two gang members, two gangs out there that are riding on a four-wheeler with a pole on it, busting into people's houses."
Why was Derry Lambert charged?
According to a press release, Lambert was sporting a hat which read "Police U.S. Marshal" and a Department of Justice seal when deputies approached his car. Deputies claimed that Lambert also showed a badge and identified himself as a US Marshal. Soon, a US Marshal Liaison was called in, who interviewed Lambert, who said, "I normally just do raids. All I do is raids."
The press statement stated, "During the interview, Lambert provided inconsistent information, and it became apparent that Lambert was falsely impersonating a U.S. Marshal." When deputies searched Lambert's car, they reportedly found a gun, a complete control panel for emergency lights and sirens and medications for which Lambert did not have a prescription.
A detention officer reportedly found several Diazepam tablets inside Lambert's wallet. According to the Marion County Jail's records, Lambert was released on a bond early on Wednesday, August, 2.
