Police Impersonator Arrested at Virginia college?

The university said Wednesday that 19-year-old Seth Adam Newman of Henrico County has been charged with one felony count for hiding his identity and two misdemeanor counts for impersonating a police officer and acting like a police officer. Henrico County police said Newman was being held on $10,000 bond.

Details about the arrest were not released.

The campus was shut down Tuesday afternoon while police searched for a man reportedly seen at the university library with a handgun in a holster. Witnesses said the man wore a fake beard and a jacket with the word "sheriff" on the back.

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Officials say they did recover a pellet gun and it was "very realistic looking."

The president of the University of Richmond, Edward L. Ayers, thanked university police, Henrico and Richmond police, for their work on this case. Ayers says, "We're thankful no one was injured in this incident and we appreciate the professionalism and speed and thoroughness that our neighbors in our own police force displayed in this incident."

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