Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 10:11:01 GMT -6
I believe it is very safe to say here, he won't be a cop in this lifetime. Wow... How did they miss seeing this wanna-be from miles away? (Literally!)
Authorities charged Jacob Trammell, 20, with two Class A misdemeanors for false impersonation of a law enforcement officer and using blue lamp lights without a permit.
Greene County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on April 20 about a man driving a 2006 Dodge Charger with flashing red and blue lights in the front windshield and no siren, according to a probable cause statement.
Greene County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on April 20 about a man driving a 2006 Dodge Charger with flashing red and blue lights in the front windshield and no siren, according to a probable cause statement.
This is in the general area I live, and I can say it may not be as clear a thing here as it would be in other states. In California, for instance, simply having a red or blue light mounted ...on or off...is likely to draw immediate and very unappreciative attention. People who don't have badges or official jobs just don't have blue lights in California, and even yellows and other colors are extremely restricted. That's just one example.
Missouri has a number of categories allowing different color lights (although Red has nothing but true emergency allowance, to my knowledge) and blue definitely is used by people in Volunteer fire, as well as some medical for off duty call-ins to problems. So simply seeing someone running blues, at least, wouldn't draw attention as questionable.
A witness told police that a gray Dodge Charger with flashing red and blue lights approached his car from behind while he was driving, so he pulled over and let the car pass, assuming that it was a law enforcement vehicle. The witness then grew suspicious and reported the car's license number to the sheriff's office.
The next day, deputies interviewed Trammell, who told them that he has been a student at the Missouri Sheriff's Association Law Enforcement Academy since January. Trammell said he had installed flashing lights in the windshield and rear of his mother's Dodge Charger late last year.
The next day, deputies interviewed Trammell, who told them that he has been a student at the Missouri Sheriff's Association Law Enforcement Academy since January. Trammell said he had installed flashing lights in the windshield and rear of his mother's Dodge Charger late last year.
Now, again, RED doesn't have a non-emergency vehicle allowance that I know of, so that combination nails him, regardless. Also note the chronology there. He put in the lights before he even started attending the academy. I'd imagine the close timing means he popped them in as soon as they confirmed acceptance. (WOW! Danger! Danger Will Robinson!)
Trammell blamed the April incident on accidentally tripping the light switch with his knee while driving. But he admitted to deputies that he had activated the lights to "correct traffic issues" on so many occasions that he could not recall them all, according to sheriff's records.
You'll all be pleased to know this one is getting no sympathy, and is looking at a year in jail and $1,000 ... for each instance he turned lights on another vehicle and let them assume he was a cop.
At least this Bubba 'self-identified' before he got a real badge to go be a BIG Bubba with.