Brandon Jones-Henderson: Georgia construction worker arrested for carrying a gun and impersonating a cop
ATLANTA, GEORGIA: A man has been arrested and charged for posing as an Atlanta Police Department officer. A department spokesperson stated that they had no idea who the man was and had no record of employment with them. The police said that he initially told officers that he worked for the Adairsville Police Department.
Brandon Jones-Henderson is now facing charges in Dunwoody for impersonating a police officer. According to Dunwoody Police Sergeant Michael Cheek, it all started with a citizen's complaint earlier, per Fox.
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A suspicious traffic vest
Cheek revealed what led to Jones-Henderson's undoing. He said, "Wednesday morning, we had a resident come into the police department to make a complaint on an officer that was being rude while directing traffic." Officers found him on Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Cotillion Drive. Cheek continued, "He was wearing a traffic vest that said 'Police' on it. He actually had a gun on him and a shirt that we later discovered said 'State Police Officer.'"
The man identified himself as an officer with the Adairsville Police Department. A quick phone call and record check, however, revealed that they had no idea who he was. Cheek then explained, "He was working traffic for a construction company that had hired him to direct traffic." Jones-Henderson was charged with impersonating a police officer and was arrested.
'Don't ever be afraid'
In case of doubts about a person being a cop, Cheek said, "If you are ever stopped by a police officer you don’t think is one then you can call dispatch 911. Tell them where you are stopped, and they can verify if it was an officer." He added that most cops travelled in official cop cars and in case there were still doubts, "Don't ever be afraid to say anything is what I would say for viewers to take away. If you see something say something. It applies to crime, and it applies in situations like this as well," per Fox5Atlanta.