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Dismissal for Impersonating An Officer Charge

Recently, Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney Samir Sarna represented a 26-year old man charged with impersonating an officer. Our client, who was a former state trooper from a neighboring state was in a public area when he was approached by a police officer. During their discussion, the man produced his ID and the officer saw a firearm ownership card in his wallet. The officer asked if he was armed and the man replied that his firearm was in his car. The officer questioned why he did not inform him about the weapon immediately and the man replied that he should have because as a former trooper he knows that officer safety is very important. The officer interpreted this to mean that he was portraying himself as an active law enforcement officer and charged the man with a 2nd-degree misdemeanor of impersonating an officer. The young man with no criminal history was concerned about how this impersonating an officer charge would affect him, so he turned to Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC for answers.

Attorney Sarna strategically convinced the prosecutor this case was the result of a misunderstanding; therefore, it was not an appropriate citation and the case was dismissed. Our client saw no repercussions with the successful dismissal.

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