Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it arrested an illegal immigrant from Jamaica who was working as a reserve police officer in Maine after he tried to purchase a firearm.

Jon Luke Evans was arrested Friday in Biddeford, Maine, after his attempt to purchase the firearm for his job triggered an alert to agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fireworks, and Explosives, who worked with ICE to make the arrest, ICE said in a news release.

ICE said Evans, who was employed as a reserve officer with the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, lawfully entered the U.S. on Sept. 24, 2023, in Miami but overstayed his visa. He was scheduled to leave the U.S. on Oct. 1, 2023, but never boarded the flight. Old Orchard Beach is a seaside resort town in southwestern Maine.

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