One man’s attempt at being an officer was so bad that it quickly got him arrested

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John Dawson in Pasco County, Fla. thought he could fool Johnathan Herold into believing he was a police officer.

His ruse wasn’t successful.

Dawson was arrested and charged for impersonating an officer, reports WFLA.

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Herold, whose 15-year-old son recorded the interaction, said that Dawson jumped out of his vehicle with an official-looking badge and shouted “You’re going to jail. Guys, you need to [expletive] slow down.”

“He was definitely super aggressive,” Herold recalled. He immediately noticed that something didn’t feel right about the exchange, even though Dawson was fully equipped with police lights, a decal, a laptop and even a netted backseat.

“I urge everyone if they feel uncomfortable with a situation similar to this, to proceed safely to a well-lit area and call 911,” informed Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco.

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