Two men and one woman have been charged with claiming to be part of a state-sanctioned police agency calling itself the Masonic Fraternal Police Department, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

Deputy District Attorney Brian Chang said David Inkk Henry (dob 10/27/68) faces three felony counts of perjury by declaration and three misdemeanors counts of impersonating an officer.

Brandon Kiel (dob 7/25/83) faces six misdemeanor counts of impersonating an officer and one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of ID.

Tonette Denise Hayes (dob 3/25/56) is charged with four misdemeanor counts of impersonating an officer.

Arraignment for Henry is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. in Department S of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch. Hayes and Kiel are scheduled to be arraigned on June 30.

Case PA083410 was filed for warrant on April 28.

Henry faces a maximum possible sentence of seven years, six months in county jail if convicted as charged. Kiel faces a maximum possible sentence of three-and-a-half years in county jail and Hayes faces a maximum possible sentence of two years in county jail if convicted as charged.

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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[KHTS] – County prosecutors filed a complaint against three men sought by Sheriff’s Department officials last week in connection with charges they organized a fake police department and pretended to be officers.

The court documents accuse three men — David Inkk Henry, aka Rudolph Rusell, 46; Tonette Denise Hayes, 58; and Brandon Kiel, 31 — with charges that include perjury by declaration for calling the “Masonic Fraternal Police Department” a state agency, and impersonating a police officer.

The allegations stretch back to January, and allege that the three men introduced themselves, in a uniform, as their own police agency, which is against the law.

masonicpd1The investigation is being handled by the Emergency Operations Bureau of the Sheriff’s Department, which released few details, citing “an ongoing investigation.”

Santa Clarita Valley deputies made three arrests Thursday when a search warrant was served at a Canyon Country home on Linda Vista Drive, and at least two men were charged with impersonating a police officer.

A website for the group lists the following information:
“The Masonic Fraternal Organization is the oldest and most respected organization in the “World.” Grand Masters around the various states are facing serious safety concerns for their Jurisdictions and their family members. The first Police Department was created by the “Knights Templar’s” back in 1100 B.C.”

A website identifies the group’s “chief of police” as “Chief Henry.”

The group’s website also claims to have deeper roots than “other police departments,” because it was “here first.” The organization’s page claims to have a headquarters in Beverly Hills. A call to an 818 number listed there was not answered.