Badge of Dishonor

An attorney was suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court for 60 days on stipulated facts

In two separate incidents in January 2015, Respondent was pulled over for a traffic infraction. During both stops, he displayed a badge to the officer, and during one stop he orally indicated he was a deputy prosecutor in Vanderburgh County. In each instance, Respondent was released from the traffic stop without a citation. At the time of the stops, Respondent was not a deputy prosecutor or law enforcement officer.

As a result of these two incidents, Respondent was charged in two separate cases with impersonation of a public servant as Level 6 felonies. Respondent pled guilty in one case and was convicted following a bench trial in the other case. In each case, his conviction was entered as a Class A misdemeanor. Pursuant to the terms of his guilty plea, Respondent’s first case subsequently was dismissed with no conviction upon Respondent’s successful completion of probation.

The Evansville Courier & Press  reported on the case and noted that he was a deputy prosecutor from 2007 to  2009.  (Mike Frisch)