Overview
- DuPage County prosecutors charged Jonathan Capp, 22, Andrew Knight, 24, and Cole Sarros, 26, with conspiring to impersonate a peace officer and with unlawful possession of ammunition without FOID cards.
- Authorities say the men planned to wear tactical or ballistic vests to appear as law enforcement while traveling to multiple protests in the Chicago area.
- Elmhurst police arrested the trio before they reached any protest sites after officers observed tactical gear and initiated a stop.
- Prosecutors report finding 9mm and .223 ammunition, an airsoft rifle and handgun lacking orange tips, fake flash bangs, and lighter fluid.
- The defendants were released because the charges are considered non-detainable under the SAFE-T Act, were ordered to surrender all weapons to Elmhurst police, and their broader motive remains unclear.