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MONTROSE -- A Randolph County man faces an impersonation charge after allegedly claiming to be an FBI agent receiving around $900 trillion weekly from the federal agency.
Clinton Wayne Nelan, 33, of Montrose, is charged with one count of impersonation of a law-enforcement officer or official, a misdemeanor. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $3,000 cash-only bond.
According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper H.J. Bonetti with the West Virginia State Police Elkins Detachment, on Saturday, Bonetti was dispatched to Rainbow Estates in Montrose in reference to trespassing.
When Bonetti arrived, he made contact with Nelan, the complaint states. Nelan allegedly claimed he was a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigations since 2016, and that he was still sworn in with the agency and was currently undercover. Nelan also allegedly advised that he was sworn in through “National TV,” but was unaware what division of the FBI he supposedly was a part of. He also reportedly claimed to be receiving “900 and 90 trillion dollars” a week from the FBI.
In May, Nelan was charged with one count of misuse of the 911 line and one count of impersonation of a law enforcement office or official, both misdemeanors.
In that incident, Nelan repeatedly called Randolph County 911 to report "zombies and ghosts" at his residence, police said. Nelan also allegedly claimed to be a police officer from Louisiana.