An Augusta man with a history of impersonating police officers and stockpiling weapons was sentenced Wednesday to just over four years in prison.

Because the 51-month sentence is federal, Wycliffe Capps will serve it without the possibility of parole.

Mr. Capps pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District Court. He was charged with weapon violations, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Mr. Capps has several arrests for impersonating a police officer, and he was convicted at least once in Richmond County.

His latest arrest occurred this summer when sheriff's officers were investigating break-ins and a fire set at First Alliance Church on Ingleside Drive. Mr. Capps lived next door to the church. He told the pastor he was a police officer, according to court documents.

A search of Mr. Capps' home and vehicle uncovered a storehouse of police paraphernalia and guns.

Officers found six handguns, two rifles, a shotgun and a machine gun, according to the search warrant. They also found crime scene tape, handcuffs, a Breathalyzer-type device, a speed-detection gun, a South Carolina Highway Patrol ticket folder and a card with the agency's codes, a sheriff's badge and flex-cuffs.

His vehicle, according to the search warrant documents, had extra lights in the front and rear windows, a police-type radio mounted on the front console, and a window decal that said "Caution K9 stay back."

Mr. Capps, who has been held without bond since his July arrest, will get credit for the time he has been incarcerated.