Woman arrested at inauguration checkpoint in DC said she was a cabinet member, police say

A woman claiming to be “in the presidential cabinet” was arrested Saturday morning at an inaugural checkpoint in Washington, DC.

Linda Magovern, 63, has been charged with impersonation of a law enforcement officer, non-obedience and flight of a law enforcement officer after showing up to the point control while in a car, reports NBC Washington.

Magovern displayed “a round metal object later identified as a military police challenge coin” and said she was in law enforcement, according to a police report. After first complying when asked to park her car, Magovern left when asked to provide her license, according to a police report obtained by NBC News.

Officers eventually arrested her and took her to the hospital for assessment, police said.

DC Police did not return a request for comment and it was not immediately clear whether Magovern had a lawyer.

His arrest comes as security has been significantly tightened in Washington in the wake of the Capitol Riot and with the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden within days. The National Guard has increased the troop level to 25,000, as much of the city is under lockdown, with restricted traffic and checkpoints.

Police arrested a man with an unregistered gun and hundreds of cartridges on Friday at an inaugural checkpoint.