[chris]

ATLANTA — A 49-year-old man wearing police-style gear was arrested Sept. 1 after Atlanta officers found a drunken crash passenger in handcuffs and traced the restraints to a security guard at a local strip club.

Officers responded about 3:04 a.m. to an auto accident at Fair Drive SW and Metropolitan Parkway SW and found 47-year-old Samuel Smith restrained in a vehicle. Smith’s wife, 42-year-old Patricia Smith, told officers an "officer" had handcuffed him earlier at Peaches of Atlanta on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard.

At the club, officers contacted Terrence Jacks, who was wearing a vest with a "Police" patch, a Department of Homeland Security special agent badge, a radio and a handgun, police said. Jacks told officers he worked security at the club and had handcuffed Smith before Smith left in an SUV. Officers also found a sedan equipped with blue lights and police decals; one officer said its license plate came back to a Bluebird school bus from Tucker, Georgia.

[kellyhound]

Terrence Jacks can face a mandatory felony sentence of 1 to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Pretending to be an officer while carrying a real handgun is a severe aggravating circumstance.

If the state layered on charges for carrying a weapon during the commission of a felony, it could add a mandatory consecutive 5-year prison sentence.

Jacks admitted to actually putting a citizen in handcuffs. Falsely detaining someone without legal authority constitutes false imprisonment under Georgia law, a felony carrying 1 to 10 years in prison.

His vehicle was outfitted with a stolen license plate belonging to a school bus. This can bring additional misdemeanor or felony theft charges.

Because he specifically utilized fake Department of Homeland Security badges and claimed to be a federal Special Agent, federal prosecutors could choose to indict him under 18 U.S.C. § 912, Impersonating a Federal Officer. A federal conviction carries a maximum penalty of 3 years in prison and a fine.

In Georgia, individuals with clean prior records facing non-violent property or administrative felonies are rarely sentenced to the maximum prison time.

A defense attorney will likely negotiate a plea deal resulting in intensive probation, community service, hefty fines and the permanent forfeiture of all his seized police tactical gear.

[DarkSighted]

Po-Po No-No. So... did he ever even try to become a real cop/DHS etc.? I mean, try that first, if you really have restraint fantasies that you feel you can't sort out any other way....

[MorbidlYaBeasT]

There are alot of these types of people out there... why do this? just become a cop... almost every municipality needs more cops. they have a nationwide shortage going on right now. weird...

[Mr.NoCredit]

Dreams of grandeur.