By O’Ryan Johnson
Boston Herald
GARDNER, Mass. — A man wearing an EMT jacket, with police gear in his car, is accused of impersonating a public official after he tried to pick up an inmate at North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner on Friday, authorities said.
William Lessor was arrested for impersonating a public official, the Department of Correction said in a statement. The inmate he was attempting to pick up had completed his state time, but was set to start serving a federal sentence.
“Department of Correction personnel were immediately suspicious of Mr. Lessor’s request and called State Police to investigate,” Department of Corrections said in a statement. “Following questioning by State Police the suspect was detained and a police search of his vehicle revealed handcuffs, a baton and other police items.”
The prisoner was transferred to federal custody and U.S. Marshals have that inmate in custody, the DOC statement said.
DOC did not identify the inmate.
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