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Man pleads guilty to fake military medals

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Marshall County man accused of wearing military medals he didn’t earn and illegally possessing firearms has pleaded guilty in a Birmingham court.

Douglas Lee Weaver, 35, had pleaded not guilty in April to charges of fraudulently wearing the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and the Combat Infantry Badge.

Weaver changed his plea Friday.

According to his plea agreement, police found a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun at Weaver’s home when they entered it in September 2009 looking for stolen property.

Authorities later learned Weaver had worn a military uniform to a Veteran’s Day event though he was never in combat and had not been awarded any of the medals he wore.