A pair of women exchanged words while crossing paths while pumping gas outside the Sunoco APlus on Telegraph Road in Rising Sun on Saturday night when 28-year-old Adam Barnett interceded and ordered one of the women to leave the property or else she’d spend the night in jail.
IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER FORDISPLAYING A GUN ANDTHREATENING TO HAVE A WOMANARRESTED.
WMAR 2 NEWSHAGER HAS MORE ON HOW REALPOLICE OFFICERS CAUGHT ON TOHIM.(HAGER ST-UP) 17:43“Itappears the suspect came toRising Sun where he came upona squabble between two women,pretended to be a policeofficer and then showed a gunat his waistband in athreatening manner” (TRACK) APAIR OF WOMEN EXCHANGED WORDSWHILE CROSSING PATHS WHILEPUMPING GAS OUTSIDE THE SUNOCOAPLUS ON TELEGRAPH ROAD INRISING SUN ON SATURDAY NIGHTWHEN 28-YEAR-OLD ADAM BARNETTINTERCEDED AND ORDERED ONE OFTHE WOMEN TO LEAVE THEPROPERTY OR ELSE SHETHE NIGHT IN JAIL.
WE ARECONCEALING THE WOMANIDENTITY FOR HER OWNPROTECTION.
(NAT SOT) :14“Isaw a gun on his hip and hisdemeanor and tone with me mademe feel he was some form oflaw enforcement” (TRACK) THEVICTIM SAYS THE MAN PULLED HISSHIRT UP TO REVEAL THEHOLSTERED WEAPON A FEW TIMESAND SHE LEFT THE PROPERTY INFEAR THAT OTHERWISE SHE WOULDRISK BEING SHOT OR ARRESTED.(NAT SOT) :32“I left theproperty and contacted thelocal law enforcement if thatwas normal---how to handlesituations” (TRACK) BUT THERISING SUN POLICE DEPARTMENTHAD OFFICERS NAMED ADAMBARNETT, AND THEY DISPATCHEDREAL COPS TO INVESTIGATE.
THEYDISCOVERED THE SUSPECT STILLSTANDING OUTSIDE THE GASSTATION AND DISCOVERED HE WASSTILL CARRYING A NINEMILLIMETER HANDGUN ON HISWAIST WITH 16 LIVE ROUNDS OFAMMUNITION, NOT TO MENTION TWOADDITIONAL HANDGUNS,AMMUNITION, A BULLET PROOFVEST, A SILVER SECURITY BADGEAND THE HANDCUFFS LATER FOUNDINSIDE HIS TRUCK.
REAL TOOLSOF THE TRADE TO EQUIP A FAKECOP--- BRINGING A SENSE OFRELIEF THAT HIS COVER HAS BEENBLOWN BEFORE HE COULD BREAKANY LAWS THAT HE WASPRETENDING TO ENFORCE.
(NATSOT) 1:01“Very much so andISun Police Department was ableto assist in the situation andhandled it quickly andefficiently” (HAGER ST-UP)18:03“Barnett has sinceposted a $10,000 bond to gainhis release.
Reporting inCecil County, Jeff Hager, WMAR2 News”LET'S CHECK IN WITHMETEROLOGIST STEVIE D
