Investigators said it was the Oceanside man’s second arrest for impersonating an officer in two years.
"The deputy tried to pull over the suspect, but the driver kept going," investigators said in a news release."At some point, the suspect turned off all his lights, making it too dangerous for the deputy to follow the suspect."
Detective Sgt. Jason Scroggins of the sheriff's department told NBC 7 that Carmichael’s 18-year-old girlfriend was also in the car. He said she was under the impression Carmichael had completed his police training and she was on a ride-along of sorts. The teenager was not seriously injured in the crash, officials said.
Items seized by investigators in Oceanside on Monday. Photo courtesy of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Police said that at the time of his arrest, Carmichael was carrying an air pistol in a holster, plus extra magazines with ammunition. Air pistols are not lethal weapons, of course. The badge found in his possession was plastic and read, Special Police.“If he would have stopped the wrong car or somebody who would have been combative, he had no way to protect himself” Scroggins pointed out.
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