Former Sen. Scott P. Brown’s “estranged half brother” has been charged in Connecticut with impersonating a police officer after authorities say he stopped boaters.

Police say 46-year-old Bruce W. Browne of Wolcott, Conn., stopped three vessels on Long Island Sound on Thursday and asked boaters for their registrations and safety certificates after identifying himself as a police officer.

According to the state police report, after confronting Browne at Point O’ Woods Beach in Old Lyme, police searched his 2004 Crown Victoria and found three loaded 9 mm pistols, a black nylon duty belt with two sets of handcuffs, an expandable baton and 12 fully loaded magazines with a total of 101 hollow point and 102 ball-style 9 mm bullets. Browne also had a bullet-proof vest with the word “police” embroidered on the front and back. Attached to the front was a “silver metal TSA badge.”

The full summary of the incident can be found here.

The former Massachusetts Republican senator released a statement on his Facebook page that only added to the bizarreness of the situation. “For those of you who are asking about the news reports on my estranged half brother, I only know as much as you. I read about it in the news this morning. As you many of you know, my mom and my late father were married and divorced 4 times each. Unfortunately, we were not close as a family. These are serious charges and he will need to answer them. I feel badly for his children and I am thankful that no one was injured,” the statement read.

Browne was charged with impersonating a police officer, breach of peace, interfering with a police officer and possession of a dangerous weapon in a vehicle. Additional charges may be forthcoming as the U.S. Coast Guard is looking at Browne in relation to previous incidents similar to the situation that allegedly transpired in Old Lyme.

Browne was arrested and released on Thursday after posting a $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in district court in New London, Conn., on Aug. 22.