38-year-old Timothy Bryan Stafford of Bethlehem has been arrested by Alexander Co. Sheriff's Officers on two counts of impersonating a law enforcement officer a
Updated: 1:34 PM EST December 31, 2020
ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. A North Carolina man is facing charges after authorities said he posed as a deputy in Alexander County.
According to the Alexander County Sheriff s Office, deputies were called to the area of the Wittenburg Wildlife Access off Shiloh Church Road in Bethlehem to investigate a complaint of a suspicious person. The caller told deputies a man approached them with a flashlight and presented a badge claiming to be part of an undercover stakeout. The suspect asked the person why they were parked near the access road and said there had been multiple break-ins reported in the area.
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December 31, 2020
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Stafford is charged with two counts of impersonating a law enforcement officer and two counts of second degree kidnapping after individuals in their vehicle felt they could not leave the area during the incident, according to a news release.
Deputies say they responded to a complaint that an individual was approached in a parking lot by a man who presented a badge and claimed to be a Sheriffs Deputy on Tuesday, December 29th around 9:30 p.m. near the Wittenburg Wildlife Access of Shiloh Church Road.
Detectives say Stafford claimed to be on duty as part of a stake out operation with others watching the area from the woods, when he approached a car with two individuals, and warned them there had been break ins in the area.