A South Jersey man in military uniform wound up in handcuffs on Veterans Day.

Galloway Township Police arrested Michael Porter after he identified himself as a member of the U.S. Army’s military police around 5 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Pomona Road and Atlantic Avenue.

Porter, in a uniform with his name on it and "Airborne" patches, had handcuffs and a portable radio capable of picking police and fire dispatch at the time of his arrest, said police.

Michael Porter stands accused of impersonating an Army member on Veterans Day.
Photo credit: Atlantic County Jail / Galloway Township Police

Police charged the 25-year-old Galloway man with impersonating a military member and stolen valor.

A judge sent Porter to county jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

Police Arrest Man on Veterans Day for Stolen Valor