MARIETTA, Ga. — A man was arrested for impersonating a police officer and drug possession at a nightclub, according to a report from Marietta Police Department on Saturday.
Around 1:13 a.m. on April 16, a Marietta Police officer said he noticed a security officer from the night club "Las Nena's" wearing a long-sleeved shirt with an imprint that read "Police" on the sleeves. Marietta Police also said the security guard had an outer vest carrier holding a taser, a gun belt with a fake handgun, a baton and pepper spray.
The officer approached the guard and asked his name, and the department said he complied; he even showed his driver's license. However, when asked for proof of his law enforcement status, police said the guard could not provide any documentation. The officer said he asked the guard if he was POST-certified in Georgia and had any certificate to prove it. The guard claimed he had left his certificate in his car, the police report said.
While walking to the man's car, the police officer said the guard turned around and said he was not a police officer. The Marietta Police officer said he then immediately detained the man and read him his Miranda rights.
During a search, the officer said he found a clear plastic bag containing multiple small plastic bags with a white powdery substance in the man's right cargo pocket. The security guard told police, according to the report, that he'd found the bag while doing security checks in the restroom and did not know what it contained.
The officer said he conducted a field drug test on the white powder and confirmed it was cocaine, bagged in five separate bags.
When asked why he was wearing the "Police" shirt and carrying the weapons, the man told police he wore them as a crime deterrent to avoid fights in "Las Nena's," the police department's report said. Marietta Police said it subsequently arrested him for impersonating a police officer and drug possession.
The man is currently being held at the Cobb County Jail, police said, on a $10,000 bond for the charge of impersonating a police officer and a $25,000 bond for the drug possession charge. The case is still under investigation, and further charges may be pending.