A Matteson man jailed on allegations that he openly carried a firearm while dressed as a police officer at a protest in the Loop last week presented Chicago cops with forged documents that identified him as a State Department contractor, prosecutors said Sunday.
Willie Mathews faces charges of armed violence, false personation of a peace officer while armed, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, and forgery with intent to deceive.
According to the state’s detention proffer, Chicago police officers saw Mathews walking near a crowd of protesters in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue around 5 p.m. on June 12…