SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Bexar (bayr) County authorities have arrested an off-duty prison guard on a charge of impersonating a public servant after they say he illegally stopped a female motorist.
Sheriff’s officials said in a statement Monday that 31-year-old Justin Coats was arrested a day earlier after a deputy witnessed the stop and pulled over to investigate.
They say Coats was in uniform and armed at the time, adding that as a federal prison guard Coats had no authority to conduct traffic stops.
Coats was driving a Ford Crown Victoria with flashing emergency lights but a sheriff’s spokeswoman said Tuesday investigators are still trying to determine if it’s a law enforcement vehicle or one that was illegally modified.
Coats is no longer being held at the county jail and a listed phone number could not be found for him.
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