Man Accused Of Impersonating Homeland Security Agent In Glastonbury

GLASTONBURY, CT — A man convicted in a Connecticut courthouse disturbance case in 2023 is now facing sets of state and local charges after first impersonating a Homeland Security agent in a commuter lot then fleeing the scene and hitting cars at a shopping plaza in Glastonbury, arrest reports indicate.

The wild scene involving 47-year-old Gary Lee unraveled at 5:48 p.m. on May 22. State police were dispatched to a commuter lot off of state Route 3 after receiving reports that a man, later identified as Lee, was posing as a Homeland Security agent, according to an arrest report. The report further states that Lee was kicking people out of the lot because they were "interfering" with an "investigation."

Lee left the commuter lot when state police arrived, but was pulled over by troopers in another parking lot close by, but then fled that lot by driving over a curb, careening down a slight hill and driving across a sidewalk, according to an arrest report.

He hit two parked cars at the Griswold shopping center in Glastonbury and evaded the scene while trying to escape, according to state and Glastonbury arrest reports.

He was eventually corralled by authorities in Glastonbury, reports show.

State police charged Lee, whose address is listed as Manchester, with two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, one count of disorderly conduct, one count of interfering with police, one count of criminal impersonation, one count of third-degree criminal mischief, one count of illegally possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle, three counts of disobeying the signal of an officer, one count of reckless driving and one count of refusing to show a license.

He was being held without bond with a July 5 court date, according to judicial system records.

He has the same court date for local charges that include reckless driving, evading responsibility and interfering with police for his actions at the shopping center, according to police and judicial system records.

It appears Lee is fresh out of prison in a courthouse disturbance case from last summer.

On Feb 8, Lee was ordered to spend 90 days in jail in connection with an altercation at the Tolland County Civil Courthouse in Vernon. He agreed to a plea deal for disorderly conduct, records show.

According to an arrest warrant, at 2:03 p.m. on Aug. 10, Lee entered the court building on Brooklyn Street in Vernon and began "harassing" staff members. A diatribe included telling a state marshal to "watch his back," because he was "coming for him," according to the warrant. Lee said he "works with staff" at the criminal courthouse up the road and knows how "to get things done," according to a warrant.

Lee also threatened a female staff member with "naked pictures," according to the warrant.

Lee also said he owned the court building and could "do what he wants."