Marine Vet Charged with Impersonating a Federal Officer
Several news outlets are reporting that a man has been charged with impersonating a federal agent when he showed up to a Black Lives Matter protest and stood side-by-side with police.
- MyNews4.com: Man charged with impersonating federal officer at Las Vegas protest
- Military.com: Man Claiming to Be Agent at Vegas Protest Arrested for Impersonating Officer
- ReviewJornal: Armed man at Black Lives Matter protest charged with impersonating officer
- ConnectingVets: Marine veteran turned fake federal agent arrested for impersonating law enforcement
It was Hunter S. Thompson who said that, “when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” The story of Marine veteran Zachary Sanns, who allegedly impersonated federal agents at protests, is about as weird a story as they come.
When a tattooed man outfitted with an AR-15 rifle, ballistic helmet, body armor, night-vision goggles and generally dressed like a plainclothes police officer appeared amongst police officers and protestors in Las Vegas, it aroused the suspicion of local cops on the scene.
When he showed up at the protests on May 30 and tried to join in the police skirmish line, a deputy informed him that he did not need him provoking protestors with his rifle. When the deputy asked Sanns who he was, he implied that he worked for Homeland Security Investigations. When asked by a different police officer during the same event, Sanns replied, “I’m with the State Department. They deployed us out here,” according to the indictment. A third law enforcement officer recognized the tattoos on Sanns’ arms.
One tattoo was “0351” which is the designation for Marine Corps infantry. Another was the Waffen-SS twin lightning bolt insignia of the notorious Nazi unit responsible for war crimes and participation in the Holocaust. In the past, Marine scout-snipers have co-opted the Nazi insignia for their own use without Marine Corps authorization.
He displayed a “0351” tattoo on his arm which is the US Marine Corps MOS for Infantry Assaultman. He was heavily armed, wearing tactical gear, night vision goggles, and insignia that suggested he was a federal agent.
The man was identified as Zachary Sanns, who served in the Marine Corps from 2011-2016.
Zachary Sanns – Facebook
As it turns out, Zachary’s wife is a member of the Las Vegas Metro Police. Dinnertime at that household may be uncomfortable.
Never grill shirtless and never impersonate a federal officer.
Shaking my head.
Category: "Teh Stoopid"
Dummy…He’s giving Dan BullShitZian a run for his money…
OMG! I remember the VEGAS wannabe hero.
Dan to Cop…I’m LEO give me a gun
Cop..get away from me, I don’t know who you are
Dan…here’s my GAMESTOP I.D.
His FACEBOOK outing was hilarious
Total Douche’….
WTAF?
He must have eaten too many urinal cakes in the barracks….dayum!
small picky point; believe the Waffen-SS were elite combat arms units, the Allgemeine SS were the folks who ran camps etc.
Also the USMC scout sniper (SS) ink, Its now banned.
Face palm…really Marines? Really? I know in WW2, the Marines were doing God’s work in the Pacific and not battling the Waffen SS in Europe, but why-oh-why would adopt an insignia of an enemy. Especially an enemy with dubious, heinous deeds in its history. No doubt why its officially banned, but why would the community of snipers not police themselves? C’mon guys…check yourselves. I get one yahoo getting that tattooed on himself, but the other guys should have ‘trained him up’ on displaying Nazi paraphernalia. Get it together guys.
We had one of those self-styled “Aryan” nincompoops in my unit.
He was routinely mocked and shamed everytime he offered his vile stupid opinions.
While watching a WW2 flick in the dayroom (I -think- Longest Day), he went on a riff about the “SS the greatest military ever, etc”.
“They lost”
“Whut?”
“They lost. Not greatest. We crushed them. Us ”
(Applause)
Dude was -slavic- not “Aryan”. I stuck -that- knife in too.
He wouldn’t have made it through the war being any kind of untermensch…
His ashes would be scattered somewhere around one of the camps run by the SS…..
Note to self, he won’t be doing any gun things for the foreseeable future and the boudoir conversations might not be ending on a positive note either….
Hope it was fun, it ain’t time for that kind of shit. And I’m praying we never get to that point…..
Whereas your main point about the differentiation between the Waffen and Allgemeine SS are accurate, there was a lot of blurring of the lines. For example the 3rd SS Panzer Division, Totenkopf was originally made from Camp guards. Recovering Waffen SS guys got sent to camps at times (like a good deal of the guards at Dauchau when liberated). There were also lots of war crimes committed by Waffen SS Guys in the course of their normal duties.
As for the tattoo, it is commonly associated with the scout sniper community (or at least used to be as Sapper3307 points out.
An 0351 is an assaultman (now Assault Marine so as to not have the name be part of the patriarchal tyranny). They are SMAW gunners and are being phased out.
As for knuckle head, this is a case of bad initiative, bad judgement. Especially if his wife is a cop? I can see that conversation – “Thanks, Dick, for making me the butt of the jokes at the station!”
Yes, as a Marine the term “Get some” will not apply to him for a while… especially at home.
He’ll be giving up “some” if he’s headed off to the poundhimintheass pen…
These clowns are all badass this and badass that.
Predicable bullshit. Try this:
Dress up as a spec 4 wearing a Prick 25 and make
like you are talking to some firebase. No weapons,
just that awful fucking radio and some imagination.
Make sure the media films it.
Bonus points if you can get a buddy to play Arty
with a second radio.
You’ll need the requisite slash wire and C-Rat spoon because the antenna is just not getting the job done.
Gonna have to have a P-38 on yer dog tag chain. And to really prove how bad ass you are, got to be eating on an can of ham and mfers…cold!
Dumbass!
There may or may not be an operating pair of PRC-77’s at D’s Cantina, complete with accessory bags and antennas. If I dig deep, there might be a spool of WD-1 and maybe some WF-16.
You’re on your own as far as c-rats, that was before my time.
Oooooh – WF-16! That’s the good stuff!
One of my favorite Normandy landing photos is this one:
Some guys saw all of the lead flying and said “F- this heavy ass coil of wire!”
PRC25? Com’on! Get up-to-date! Use the PRC77! And a TA1 LL field phone.
Better yet, run down to the 1SG’s office and tell him you’re looking for the PRC-E8.
I’m going to dress up as a PRC E9 for Halloween!
LMBO!
PRC 77?
Good luck finding that!
See my above comment, SGM.
I admit nothing, call my lawer.
you should be able to buy them from DRMO if any still work
I had to carry one in Basic Training. Then I went to AIT and they said, “Here’s the new SINCGARs radio you’ll be using!”
I wasn’t even commo and I got stuck with it twice, what the hell?
In Iraq we had 1523-E’s, but in Afghanistan we were using Harris radios. Not bad but a pain in the butt to use after using a 1523-E for 15+ years.
my first job as a signaleer was fielding the 1523A and B models at Fort Hood….
Ripping the old wiring and radio mounts out of vehicles and installing the “new” stuff was a real departure from being the 11M riding the vehicle…
After that, it was all SATCOM and IT, but for 2 years, I got to directly upgrade the types of units I cut my Army teeth in.
Our 25Us don’t get the credit they deserve for the work they do in the Company and Battalion Commo Shops…
We used them in SF in addition to the venerable AN/GRC-109 w/ hand crank generator (always carried but never used).
Actually, I had forgotten that our primary long range commo radio was the PRC-74B which was an AM SSB and CW radio. The “Angry” 109 was our back-up radio. But each team could also draw PRC-77’s for training and tactical FM functions.
When I deployed as a Forward Air Controller in a Marine Corps infantry company way back in the day, I led a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) team that carried a PRC-77, a PRC-104, and a PRC-113.
One of my Marines carried the PRC-77 (artillery and mortar nets), another Marine carried the PRC-104 (Naval Gunfire net), and I carried the PRC-113 for talking directly to aircraft.
We also had to carry the RABFAC radar beacon from time to time if we had A-6 Intruders supporting us. We hated humping that RABFAC around; it felt like that damn thing weighed a ton.
I might have a couple of TA-838’s laying around…
Stupid is as stupid does.
Guess he will spend some jail time sanns his freedom.
Zack is whack.
Cosplayers and aspiring vigilantes joining police lines has been happening quite a bit this last few weeks.
These guys seem to have creepy or whack job psychological profiles. Maybe that’s why they didn’t actually become cops or federal agents.
The cosplay and LARP folks do tend to gravitate toward the SIMP/Beta/Cuck ends of the spectrum
Real men use charcoal.
Hack has yet to see any Marines sporting Marine Corps Communications Electronics School tattoos. When will Comm Pigs finally be proud of their contribution to the Corps?
Does a “I Survived 29 Stumps” tattoo count in there?
Nobody survived 29 Stumps. Hack was a 3 time offender, 2841, 2861 and 2823 schools. Hack was cleaning out the office in his Fortress Of Solitude, AKA basement, because recently the proud but humble woman owned business that he works for had to vacate Wilson Lane in Bethesda because apparently the building wasn’t zoned for Methamphetamine manufacturing, and he found his Radio Shack scientific calculator that he purchased for Radio Tech school back in 1991. Hack will have to head over to Radio Shack for a new battery. He should be eligible for a discount under their Friends Of Daniel Bernath promotion.
Please enter DAB6FT when you checkout to get the discount.
Just wondering if anyone has been vacuuming the coils on Bernath’s refrigerator since he shuffled off to his mortal coil. Word on the street is that Wittgenfeld got Bernath’s vacuum when the will was read, and he renamed it The Love Machine.
NVGs and no IR laser but a can?
Com’on, MAN!
You had ONE JOB to do!
(When asked you shoulda said, ‘Naw man, I’m just a Vet here for the show!’, and you’d prob be a free Gyrene. Put it in the AAR?)
DUMBASS!!!
Yeah.
I always wear my NOD’s in a potential close quarter riot situation.
HFS
Can’t even imagine what it would have been like being in his squad or even his platoon. Mr. Know It All would have been the type that makes Marines think twice about staying in beyond initial enlistment. Hopefully those who arrested him will do some background checks. Just guess he has made life miserable for a lot of unsuspecting people he interacted with. Regardless of his time and behavior in the Corps, it was not good enough for him to become a real LEO. How long will it be before we see him featured on a Stolen Valor series? My take on an in-home conversation: Mrs LEO wife: “So Zach, what are you going to do today to make mama happy?” Zach: “I gonna be a fake ass LEO again and try to worm my way in on the LEO crowd dealing with the protesters.” Mrs. LEO: “Now Zach, you unqualified pussy, how many times do I have to tell you I am the one who wears the pants around here? I’ve told you before, quit playing games before you cost me my job. It would be absolutely embarrassing for my REAL LEO friends to find out what a dick I’m married to!” Zach: “But mama, you knew I grew up LOVING to play Cowboys and Indians…and always I was John Wayne beating the hell out of those injuns. So it’s your fault you not knowing I’d grow up loving to play make believe LEO and be the tough guy I think I am. And you still married me! What does that say about you? I’m trying to show the blame is on you for being married to such a shithead. Why do you think I buy you a negligee every Christmas with a badge and name tag on it? And why do you think I dress up like one of the Village People on Halloween? Yep, it’s all YOUR fault mama. So it’s back to my regular routine today, since you asked. Down the road in my tricked out Ford Interceptor and pull some damned law breakers over for… Read more »
What a queef.
There is ghey, and then there is ghey.
This is the kinds of dude that likes the woman to wear the strap on.
How embarrassing for the soon-to-be ex wife.
He chose…poorly.
Wild thing here we had many idiots like this
When I worked for gaming and moonlighting with TSU And a side job doing security on the Strip
In Vegas the scary thing here is dumb dumb
Here looks closer the part then some of the lost
Souls I’ve seen I wonder what makes this moron
Tick