A man with a checkered criminal past in Maryland could spend three years in prison for posing as a firefighter.
Kevin Kraft's personal vehicle, a Kia SUV, was outfitted with lights and sirens in April 2014 when he told an officer he was responding to a two-alarm warehouse fire in Montgomery County. Kraft was arrested for impersonating a firefighter.
"We've arrested him on several occasions in the 90s for arson, impersonating a fire marshal and false report of a bomb," Mike Redding with the Montgomery County Fire Marshal's Office said. "He was quite a frequent flyer for our office for some time."
Prosecutors say Kraft wasn't responsible for starting the fire last spring, but pleaded guilty to the impersonation charge.
"This is an individual that has a checkered past when it comes to fire," Ramon Korionoff with Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said. "It's important that the community realize they can rest assured that first responders are the real deal."
Kraft could face up to three years in prison when he's sentenced in January.
