Federal authorities have charged a Raleigh man with impersonating an Army officer and landing a helicopter at SAS in Cary.
Officials said Christian Desgroux, 57, pretended to be an Army lieutenant general transporting a person for a classified briefing at SAS.
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On Friday, SAS officials confirmed that the helicopter did land on the campus in November.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said he is accused of "pretending to be a united states Army lieutenant general engaged in transporting a person for a classified briefing and under such guise having asserted authority to land a helicopter at sas headquarters."
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Desgroux is also facing unrelated charges of domestic violence including stalking, assault on a female, and violating a protective order.
If convicted of the federal charged, Desgroux would face a maximum of 3 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.