ICYMI: Syosset Man Who Posed As Federal Air Marshal Pleads Guilty to Four Out of 51 Charges: DA

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in Syosset Patch:

A Syosset man who was found with multiple weapons in his car and home after impersonating a federal air marshal in 2015 pleaded guilty to four out of 51 charges on Wednesday, according to the Nassau District Attorney's Office.

Mark Vicars, 50, pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice William Donnino to three counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, according to the DA.

The DA e is recommending a sentence of 15 years in prison.

During a traffic stop on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset on Dec. 3, 2015, Vicars allegedly pulled over and activated emergency lights on his 2014 Dodge Durango.

He then showed police a fake shield and credentials that identified him as a federal air marshal, according to the DA.

He was found to be in possession of a loaded .380 pistol and a knife and in addition, a loaded assault rifle, ballistic body armor, a tactical vest, eight high capacity magazines and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in the back seat of the car, the DA said.

After obtaining a search warrant for Vicars' home, detectives recovered more weapons and 8,300 rounds of ammunition, the DA said.

He pleaded guilty to illegally possessing an AR-15 assault rifle, a Ruger pistol, a Smith and Wesson revolver, a Springfield Armory pistol, a Sig Sauer pistol and two Glock pistols.

“This defendant masqueraded as a federal air marshal for years and possessed an incredibly dangerous arsenal of weapons that included handguns, an assault weapon and more than 8,300 rounds of ammunition,” District Attorney Madeline Singas said. “Thankfully, this defendant’s ridiculous farce came to end when our partners in law enforcement, based on a tip, arrested him and discovered his stockpile of illegal weapons.”

Vicars is due back in court on March 3.