ICE officer impersonator in Colorado Springs will undergo second competency evaluation

The Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly impersonating an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police will see a second competency evaluator.

Antonio Mellon, 22, was reportedly found competent to continue with legal proceedings by one evaluator, but the defense objected to the finding and is now in the process of setting up a second evaluation.

Authorities took Mellon into custody in August after he allegedly flashed a fraudulent ICE badge while picking up a food delivery order and used 2-year-old twins as a human shield during a standoff with police. It all started at DashMart, a store dedicated to DoorDash deliveries, located at 1605 North Academy Blvd., on Aug. 22…

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