SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say a southwest Missouri man impersonated a police officer so he could pull over drivers that irritated him and lecture them on their bad driving habits.
Twenty-year-old Jacob Trammell of Willard is charged with impersonating a police officer after he allegedly used red and blue lights on his personal vehicle to stop other drivers.
The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/1Rg3PeW) court records show Trammell told Greene County Sheriff's deputies he was a student at the Missouri Sheriff's Association Law Enforcement Academy. He said he stopped several people and also helped at traffic accidents.
He was arrested when a driver realized he was not driving an official police vehicle and called authorities.
Trammell's bond is $2,500. He does not have a lawyer listed in online court documents.