Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown's brother, Bruce W. Browne, impersonated a cop and stopped three vessels on the Long Island Sound on Thursday, ABC News reported.
Wolcott Police Department Chief Edward Stephens said Browne claimed to have added the "e" to the end of his name "some years ago."
Officials said the 46-year-old asked passengers in the three vessels for registration and safety certificates after identifying himself as "police/coast guard."
According to WVCB, he was also seen earlier that day in military-style apparel and carrying a gun in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The resident who notified the police told officials they witnessed Browne driving a "police-type vehicle."
During the investigation, police found Browne's 2004 blue Crown Victoria filled with three loaded guns, handcuffs, and a bulletproof vest marked "police" in plain sight at his home.
Browne has been charged in Connecticut with impersonating a police officer and breach of peace, interfering with a police officer, and possession of a dangerous weapon. He was released on $50,000 bond and is expected in New London court on Aug. 22.
"I feel bad for his kids and his wife," former Sen. Brown said about his brother. "It's too bad. Obviously, he's going to have to answer to the charges. The good news is that no one, it appears, no one was hurt."
According to the former senator, he and Browne had a strained relationship and hadn't seen him since their father's funeral in December.
Brown entered the Senate in a special election in 2010 to fill Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy's vacant seat. His term lasted until 2013 and was succeeded by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Prior to his time in the Senate, he acted as a member of the Massachusetts General Court -- first in the State House of Representatives and then in the State Senate.
