Thepipanews – Recently, a man from Georgia was placed under arrest for posing as a Marietta police officer and trying to arrest a real police officer.
A man was traveling to a car wash on Roswell Road when a Marietta police officer saw him impeding traffic in the westbound lane with a shopping cart on the morning of January 19. The individual, identified as Shawn Brown, was contacted by the police, who asked him to move to the sidewalk. But in response, Brown cursed out the officer, according to the police report that WSB-TV was able to get.
The officer tried to stop the suspect as he approached the middle of the road by putting his hand on Brown’s shopping cart. The officer then gave Brown an order to get off the road. It was at this point that Brown is said to have cautioned the cop that touching him would not be good.
Brown pretended to be a police officer and even produced a fake badge when the officer introduced himself.
The defendant in issue is impersonating a law enforcement official, according to Charles McPhilamy, the Marietta Police Department’s public information officer. He is depicted with a badge designating him as a special officer and plastic handcuffs. Strangely enough, the fake even tried to read the actual officer his Miranda rights while he was being taken into custody.
According to police reports, an additional officer was called to the area to assist in Brown’s apprehension. When the police arrested Brown, they found that he had plastic handcuffs on. At this point, Brown read the officer his Miranda rights and told him he was about to be arrested on charges of assault.
McPhilamy voiced concerns with the person posing as law enforcement and having knowledge of Miranda rights. He brought up concerns regarding this person’s possible interactions with the public, emphasizing the unpredictability of these interactions.
Brown vehemently refused to give his birthdate and maintained that his name was King Solomon during the police interaction.
Brown was charged with some offenses, including making terrorist threats, impersonating an officer, obstructing traffic, strolling on the pavement, and presenting false identification.
Brown was sent to the Adult Detention Center for Cobb County.
