Comment on Indiana man charged with impersonating officer in Edgar County

Justin A. Hefner, 40, also faces weapons charges after he showed up to the sheriff's office with a badge, pistol, handcuffs and body armor, said he was a Defense Department officer and requested help arresting people in Paris. PARIS — An Indiana man who authorities knew had possibly impersonated a law-enforcement official in the past was arrested Saturday after he showed up at the Edgar County Sheriff's Office wearing a badge and body armor and carrying a gun, handcuffs, and Mace, identified himself as an officer with the Department of Defense and requested help arresting some people in Paris. read more