Post by pavel on Feb 3, 2016 8:02:31 GMT -6
The mayor of a tiny Georgia town has been jailed on criminal charges after sheriff's deputies pulled him over for driving a city police cruiser.
John Dopson is the mayor of Jacksonville, Georgia, a town of about 140 residents located 90 miles southeast of Macon. Dopson was being held Tuesday at the Telfair County jail on charges of impersonating an officer and driving under the influence.
Sheriff Chris Steverson said Dopson was arrested Monday after residents complained they often saw him driving one of the city's two police cars as if it was his personal vehicle.
"When it got to the point we were getting complaints that he was activating the blue lights on the car, then we became more concerned, especially if he was trying to stop or control traffic," Steverson said. "There was a lady who said he initiated a traffic stop on her because he wanted to talk to her."
Read more: www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/georgia-mayor-charged-with-impersonating-police-an/nqHf2/
John Dopson is the mayor of Jacksonville, Georgia, a town of about 140 residents located 90 miles southeast of Macon. Dopson was being held Tuesday at the Telfair County jail on charges of impersonating an officer and driving under the influence.
Sheriff Chris Steverson said Dopson was arrested Monday after residents complained they often saw him driving one of the city's two police cars as if it was his personal vehicle.
"When it got to the point we were getting complaints that he was activating the blue lights on the car, then we became more concerned, especially if he was trying to stop or control traffic," Steverson said. "There was a lady who said he initiated a traffic stop on her because he wanted to talk to her."
Read more: www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/georgia-mayor-charged-with-impersonating-police-an/nqHf2/