CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville man has been arrested for impersonating a police officer.
42-year-old Jerry Lee Ballesteros was arrested Thursday night on charges of Criminal Impersonation.
Police say Ballesteros contacted three different Enterprise Car Rental businesses in the city on September 9 and identified himself as Lieutenant Davis from the Hopkinsville Police Department.
He attempted to take donations for the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). A detective from the Hopkinsville PD said there is no Lt. Davis at their department, and Ballesteros has no affiliation with the FOP.
According to the Montgomery County booking log, Ballesteros was released on a $25,000 bond.