The strange case against Christian Desgroux unfolded after authorities say he unexpectedly had a charter helicopter pilot land on a soccer field last November at the sprawling corporate campus of SAS Institute in Cary. Wearing a military battle uniform, Desgroux told a security officer who confronted him that he was there to pick up a female employee to take her to Fort Bragg for a classified briefing authorized by President Donald Trump, according to federal agents.<\/p>\n
After he was charged with a federal count of pretending to be a military officer, his attorney requested that the 58-year-old undergo a psychological evaluation. A Homeland Security agent previously testified that investigators suspected Desgroux was mentally ill.<\/p>\n
Desgroux was examined at a federal prison facility in California, and a psychiatric report was filed under seal with the court in May, according to court records.<\/p>\n
It’s not clear exactly what the report says, but his attorney wrote in a court filing last Thursday that his client won’t object to the conclusion that he was legally sane at the time.<\/p>\n
The defense attorney, Andrew McCoppin, also wrote that his client plans to plead guilty to the charge against him. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He is looking at three years in prison, but his lawyer will probably ask for “time served” – he’s been in federal custody for five months.<\/p>\n
Desgroux later admitted that he never served in the military. [Special Agent Tony] Bell testified that a female acquaintance of Desgroux expected him to arrive in a car for a visit, but instead they went on a 30-minute helicopter ride around Raleigh. The agent said Desgroux wanted to pursue a romantic relationship, but the woman is married.<\/p>\n
She and the pilot appear to have been swept up in Desgroux’s strange behavior and were not charged.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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