TAMPA, Fla. – Baruch Roche II, 33, Tampa, has been charged with one count of attempted possession of a firearm in a federal facility.
Roche faces a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison if convicted.
According to the indictment and criminal complaint, on November 3, 2023, Roche attempted to enter MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa in his vehicle.
U.S. Air Force security personnel stopped him at the gate and asked for identification.
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Roche refused to provide it but instead identified himself as “Captain America” and demanded entry, stating that he had a meeting with a General of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to provide top-secret information.
Roche became argumentative and threatened to come back daily to look for the officers denying him entry.
Due to his suspicious behavior, Roche was detained, and security personnel searched his vehicle. An AR-15 rifle was located in the trunk, as well as five magazines loaded with 125 rounds of ammunition.
The U.S. Air Force Security Forces, the Tampa Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Ross Roberts will prosecute the case.
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