GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) - A man who has been a spokesman for a group of armed civilians patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border has been charged with impersonating a U.S. officer or employee.
Federal prosecutors in New Mexico say an indictment returned Wednesday by a grand jury in that state charged 44-year-old James Christopher Benvie[1] with two counts of false personation of a U.S. officer or employee. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
Prosecutors said that Benvie[2], of Albany, Minnesota, made an initial appearance in federal court Friday in Guthrie, Oklahoma, after the FBI arrested him there.
The indictment alleges Benvie[3] committed the offenses in Dona Ana County on April 15 and April 17.
A detention hearing is set for Tuesday. He’ll be transported to New Mexico for prosecution.
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