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"Allegedly telling somebody you are an undercover LEO while displaying a badge and gun can get you arrested "

I agree but was that in the complaint? Are we all reading the same story here? I am just reading what was posted here and in the newspaper and I really couldn't find anything that said that the Badger said he was a LEO. We are dealing with limited info here and from what I could see this is a case of a guy wearing a badge that said CHL holder and his gun might have "showed" while at the carwash. Did the officer think that because a badge was worn that the guy was impersonating a LEO? The intoxication stuff and whatever else they have is not really reported. If he did say he was an undercover officer that would be bad news for him I guess. Not familiar with the law enough to say. But what is the lesson here? Non-intentional showing of your firearm is not illegal. Wearing a stupid CHL badge is not illegal. Of course, anyone can be arrested. If I were on the jury with what was presented here the guy would walk.

KC5AV wrote:

rotor wrote:"He was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a public servant, a third-degree felony, and unlawful carrying of a handgun by a license holder, a Class A misdemeanor. He was released on bail."

No mention of alcohol as part of arrest.
Question if he was "impersonating" a public servant.
Since when is it illegal to carry a handgun in your pocket if you have a chl?

Who cares if he wants to wear a badge or not. Let's not find him guilty because he wears a badge. I think it's dumb to announce that you are carrying by having a badge but illegal??

Not saying he was, and not saying he wasn't, but carrying while intoxicated can get you charged with unlawful carrying of a handgun by a license holder.

I agree but apparently intoxication was not listed as part of the arrest. If the alcohol was not listed and no forensics done what do they have, a guy with a dumb badge around his neck, a gun in his pocket (legal for a chl) and the question of impersonating a leo. Seems to me that if the badge said "CHL holder" than he was not impersonating a "public servant". This will probably cost him a lot of money but from my limited legal experience I can't believe he will be convicted.

"He was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a public servant, a third-degree felony, and unlawful carrying of a handgun by a license holder, a Class A misdemeanor. He was released on bail."

No mention of alcohol as part of arrest.
Question if he was "impersonating" a public servant.
Since when is it illegal to carry a handgun in your pocket if you have a chl?

Who cares if he wants to wear a badge or not. Let's not find him guilty because he wears a badge. I think it's dumb to announce that you are carrying by having a badge but illegal??