A person has been arrested and charged after he allegedly impersonated a regulation enforcement officer and introduced a weapon to the stadium the place Charlie Kirk’s memorial service shall be held on Sunday, in accordance with officers.
Joshua Runkles, 42, has been booked on costs of carrying a weapon right into a prohibited place and impersonating a police officer, in accordance with the Arizona Division of Public Security.
Suspect Joshua Runkles has been booked on costs of carrying a weapon right into a prohibited place and impersonating a police officer.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Workplace
Runkles was arrested at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after displaying “suspicious habits,” in accordance with Arizona DPS.
Runkles will not be a regulation enforcement officer, in accordance with DPS. He was taken into custody by the DPS and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
Turning Level USA volunteers stroll previous the State Farm stadium forward the funeral of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 20, 2025.
Charly Triballeau/AFP through Getty Photos
“An investigation is ongoing to find out his intent and function on the stadium. Runkles has since been launched on bond,” in accordance with Arizona DPS.
The U.S. Secret Service mentioned it’s investigating in coordination with native regulation enforcement an “particular person who was noticed exhibiting suspicious habits” at State Farm Stadium.
A Sept. 19, 2025, drone view of staff putting in a photograph of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk is proven forward of a memorial service to be held for him on Sept. 21, at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
The person was approached by Secret Service brokers and mentioned through the encounter that he was a member of regulation enforcement and that he was armed, a Secret Service spokesperson instructed ABC Information.
This particular person was not a member of approved regulation enforcement working the occasion and an investigation is ongoing as to why he was there, the spokesperson mentioned.
